2021 Map of Jewel Cave

About this map

Jewel Cave National Monument and the surrounding Black Hills National Forest define this landscape of deep drainages and limestone uplands. The terrain is characterized by a complex network of canyons, including West Hell Canyon, Lithograph Canyon, and Schenk Canyon, which slice through the plateau. Small water sources like Lithograph Spring and McKenna Spring provide rare points of relief in a largely arid topography. The map reveals an extensive system of forest roads and trails, such as the Hell Canyon Trl and Freeland Trl, that facilitate movement through the high country. Near Gurney Flats and Green Mountain, the landscape transitions into broader plateaus, where the White Stake and other surveyors' markers dot the backcountry, indicating the ongoing management of these protected federal lands.