2021 Map of Medicine Mountain

About this map

Tigerville and the high elevations of the Black Hills National Forest define this terrain in Pennington County. The landscape is a network of ridges and draws, with Medicine Mountain and Odakota Mtn rising above the surrounding drainages of Newton Fork and Slate Cr. A legacy of forest management and access is evident in the dense system of numbered trails, such as Newton 01 Trl and Newton 23 Trl, which navigate the complex topography around Coad Hill and Gillette Prairie. Water resources, though sparse at these heights, include Strickland Spring and Thompson Reservoir, supporting the local ecology of the Bear Mountain Basin. The map captures the quiet character of the South Dakota backcountry, where the primary human footprint is found in the scattered mountain settlements and the rugged Rochford Road corridor.