Centennial Trail (SD) landmarks and waypoints

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Centennial Trail (SD)

1. Bear Butte / northern terminus region

   ≈ MI 3.3

   Prominent Black Hills landmark

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2. Fort Meade / Alkali Creek area

   ≈ MI 13.3

   Historic military and foothill landscape

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3. Dalton Lake

   ≈ MI 22.2

   ≈ 4,393 FT · 44.23085, -103.47509

   Common overnight and access point

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4. Pactola Reservoir

   ≈ MI 33.3

   Large Black Hills reservoir

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5. Deerfield / Rapid Creek country

   ≈ MI 44.4

   Mountain stream and ponderosa forest

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6. Black Elk Wilderness edge

   ≈ MI 55.5

   Core granite Black Hills terrain

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7. Mount Rushmore vicinity views

   ≈ MI 64.4

   Views toward major Black Hills monument region

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8. Iron Creek / Norbeck country

   ≈ MI 71

   Rugged central Black Hills

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9. Custer State Park

   ≈ MI 79.9

   ≈ 5,038 FT · 43.76312, -103.46591

   Granite formations and bison country

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10. French Creek

    ≈ MI 86.6

    ≈ 4,632 FT · 43.71565, -103.45132

    Scenic creek crossing

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11. Wind Cave National Park

    ≈ MI 93.2

    ≈ 4,275 FT · 43.58144, -103.48378

    Cave landscape and mixed-grass prairie

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12. Highland Creek

    ≈ MI 99.9

    ≈ 4,288 FT · 43.63061, -103.44016

    Southern Black Hills transition

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13. Hot Springs / southern terminus region

    ≈ MI 106.6

    Southern endpoint and historic spa town

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