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2017 Map of Spearfish

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Spearfish
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Spearfish serves as the focal point for this area, where the northern edge of the Black Hills National Forest meets the wide expanse of Centennial Prairie. The town’s layout includes landmarks like Black Hills State University and the D C Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery, while the surrounding terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes. Steep gulches and peaks such as Lookout Peak and Spearfish Peak dominate the landscape, carved by waterways like Spearfish Creek and False Bottom Creek.

Further south, the small settlement of Maitland is tucked into the hills near Paradise Gulch, illustrating the legacy of resource extraction and mountain living in the Black Hills. Local history is etched into the land at Rose Hill Cem and the remote Carbonate Cem. The presence of the Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field east of town highlights the area's role as a regional transit hub within this complex topographical environment.