2021 Map of Ditch Creek

About this map

Black Hills National Forest land defines this landscape, where a complex network of forest trails and roads crisscross high-altitude prairies and mountain peaks. The area is characterized by high meadowlands like Gillette Prairie and Highland Park, surrounded by prominent summits including Odakota Mtn, Green Mtn, and Hat Mtn. This terrain is deeply etched by a system of draws and canyons, such as Gillette Canyon and Grand Vista Draw, which feed into major watercourses like Ditch Creek and South Castle Cr. Numerous water sources are tucked away in the topography, including Green Mountain Spring, Sixmile Spring, and Spring Creek Spring. The presence of many specialized forest routes, such as Ditch Creek RD and the various numbered trails like Ditch Creek 04 Trl, reveals a landscape managed for timber access and recreational use within the national forest system during the early twenty-first century.