{"id":35231,"date":"2021-11-14T08:10:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T15:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=35231"},"modified":"2021-11-28T18:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T01:59:14","slug":"black-hills-sd-expedition-no-280-peak-6361-peak-5802-10-17-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=35231","title":{"rendered":"Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 280 – Peak 6361 & Peak 5802 (10-17-21)"},"content":{"rendered":"

11:20 AM, 58\u00baF –<\/em> W of Custer SPHP turned off Hwy 16, parking the RAV4 along Lightning Creek Road (USFS Road No. 288)<\/em>.\u00a0 Lupe bounded out.\u00a0 Blue skies, warm and sunny!\u00a0 A superb day for a Black Hills expedition!<\/p>\n

Snow left over from last week’s storm was melting away in the forest as Loopster trotted NW along Lightning Creek Road.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog had barely gotten started, when she suddenly noticed movement down the steep bank to the E.<\/p>\n

SPHP, look!\u00a0 A buffalo!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Setting out on Lightning Creek Road<\/strong>. (USFS Road No. 288)<\/em>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Yup!\u00a0 There’s a bison ranch down there, Loop.<\/em><\/p>\n

You mean to say that’s a tame buffalo, not a wild one?<\/em><\/p>\n

Tame?\u00a0 Hmm.\u00a0 Don’t know I’d go that far.\u00a0 Used to seeing people and traffic maybe, but bison have minds of their own.<\/em><\/p>\n

I bet it’s delicious!<\/em><\/p>\n

Delicious?\u00a0 I’ll say!\u00a0 Don’t go getting any ideas, though, Loop.\u00a0 That buffalo is even bigger than it looks from up here.\u00a0 Easily more than a match for any pipsqueak American Dingo, no matter how feisty.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pipsqueak!<\/em><\/p>\n

Yeah, pipsqueak, so leave that buffalo alone!\u00a0 Come on, let’s go!\u00a0 We’ve got mountains to climb!<\/em><\/p>\n

Lupe hesitated.\u00a0 The buffalo was fascinating!\u00a0 When it just stood around for several minutes, though, the Carolina Dog finally decided she might as well move on, and went running off after SPHP.<\/p>\n

Where the pines shaded it, Lightning Creek Road was sloppy with mud and slush from melting ice.\u00a0 Loop soon came to a partial view of a long forested ridge.\u00a0 Near the top, a seemingly unbroken line of limestone cliffs ran along its entire length.<\/p>\n

Wow, might be harder than I thought, Looper!<\/em><\/p>\n

Is that the mountain we’re going to climb, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes.\u00a0 One of them.\u00a0 That’s Peak<\/span> 6361<\/span><\/a><\/strong>!<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh!\u00a0 Another one of your numbered Lists of John<\/span><\/strong><\/a> peaks with more than 300 feet of prominence, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yup.\u00a0 Figure we might as well do some of them, since you’ve already been to all the named peaks we can climb in the Black Hills, most more than once.\u00a0 These Lists of John peaks are something new and different.\u00a0 Never know what we might see!<\/em><\/p>\n

Or not see, like a way up!<\/em><\/p>\n

Eh, don’t worry about that yet, Looper.\u00a0 Topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a> looks like Peak 6361 might be easier from over on the other side of the mountain, so let’s head over that way to check it out.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Peak 6361<\/strong> from Lightning Creek Road. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As Lupe continued NW along Lightning Creek Road, SPHP kept an eye on Peak 6361.\u00a0 There really didn’t seem to be any way up from the S.\u00a0 Not too worrisome yet.\u00a0 Loop probably really could climb it from the N.<\/p>\n

Peak 6361’s true summit was near the E end of the mountain, but the biggest, most impressive cliffs were clearly way over at the SW end.\u00a0 After summiting, Lupe ought to visit those cliffs!\u00a0 The best views Peak 6361 had to offer might well be from up there.<\/p>\n

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Enjoying the trek along Lightning Creek Road<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 6361’s SW cliffs<\/strong> (L). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A mile from Hwy 16, Lupe came to some corrals shortly before reaching a junction with USFS Road No. 288.1A.\u00a0 Taking a shortcut through a big parking area for horse trailers W of the corrals, she reached No. 288.1A NE of the junction.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the corrals near the junction with USFS Road No. 288.1A. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than 0.25 mile N on No. 288.1A brought Lupe to another junction, this time with No. 288.1B.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog was now due W of Peak 6361.\u00a0 A short section of No. 288.1B headed right for the base of the mountain, where the road forked again.<\/p>\n

From here, No. 288.1B veered R (S), destined to curl around to the S side of Peak 6361, an approach that wasn’t going to work.\u00a0 Loopster went L instead, taking No. 288.1C N.\u00a0 To access this route, she had to go under an odd single strand bungie rope gate in a barbed wire fence.\u00a0 Suspecting the rope might be electrified, SPHP was a little leery, but passed through without incident.<\/p>\n

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W end of Peak 6361<\/strong> from the junction with USFS Road No. 288.1B. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heading for the N side of Peak 6361 on USFS Road No. 288.1C. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As No. 288.1C swung around to the ENE, the N slopes of Peak 6361 began coming into view.\u00a0 This side of the mountain was a lot snowier, but the terrain was otherwise much more favorable for an ascent.\u00a0 No line of cliffs visible near the top!<\/p>\n

Lupe stuck with the road, slowly gaining elevation, until she reached what appeared to be a favorable spot.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog then left the road, plunging into the forest climbing SSE through 4″ to 6″ of snow.<\/p>\n

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Ridges across the valley from Peak 6361. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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N of the mountain. Lupe left No. 288.1C near this point. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heading up Peak 6361’s N slope<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The snowy ascent through the forest never got very steep.\u00a0 Near the top, Lupe saw a yellow cliff off to the E, but never came to one herself.\u00a0 A steady romp higher, and that was about it.<\/p>\n

As the American Dingo gained Peak 6361’s main E\/W ridge, she made an unexpected discovery.\u00a0 A road was up here!\u00a0 Apparently it originated somewhere farther E along No. 288.1C than Lupe had been.<\/p>\n

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On the unexpected road near the top of Peak 6361’s main ridge. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe had come up near the low point of the main ridge about a third of the way E along the mountain from the cliffs at the SW end.\u00a0 Saving the views from those cliffs for last, Loop headed E looking for Peak 6361’s true summit.<\/p>\n

The main ridge was plenty wide and almost flat.\u00a0 Travel was easiest S of the crest where there wasn’t much snow.\u00a0 Forest effectively hid the views, although there were tree-broken glimpses.\u00a0 The terrain rose slowly as Lupe roamed E.\u00a0 The ridge eventually narrowed somewhat.\u00a0 Loop came to a path which began climbing a little more aggressively.\u00a0 It soon brought her to the base of a small hill at Peak 6361’s far E end.<\/p>\n

An easy stroll higher, and Lupe was at true summit of Peak<\/span> 6361<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Up on the main ridge close to where Lupe first reached it. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Exploring the forest on the way to the true summit. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the use trail where the ridge narrowed somewhat. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Approaching the summit. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

12:57 PM, 64\u00baF, Peak<\/span> 6361<\/span><\/a><\/strong> summit<\/em> –\u00a0 Peak 6361’s summit had 3 lobes.\u00a0 From a central high point, which was grassy and partly covered with old deadfall, an uninteresting NW lobe extended only a short distance into the forest.\u00a0 Another short lobe went E, also into the forest.\u00a0 As the top of a limestone outcropping, this lobe was more scenic.<\/p>\n

The most interesting lobe was the SW one, which was somewhat larger than the others.\u00a0 The SW lobe featured two cairns sitting next to each other near the best viewpoint, which was where Lupe first came up.\u00a0 After venturing briefly over to the true summit, Loopster returned to this viewpoint to bask in the warm sunshine, and help SPHP polish off a chocolate coconut bar, a task effortlessly completed in nanoseconds.<\/p>\n

Lupe followed up the chocolate coconut bar with some Taste of the Wild, while SPHP munched an apple.\u00a0 Northeast Cicero Peak<\/span><\/a> (6,240 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> off to the SE was the big view on display.<\/p>\n

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By the twin cairns where Lupe first reached the true summit region.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At Peak 6361’s true summit<\/strong>. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The summit regions’ SW lobe<\/strong> from the true summit. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Northeast Cicero Peak<\/strong> (Center) on the horizon. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By getting up and moving around the summit region a bit, other decent views were on offer from various gaps between the pines.\u00a0 Lupe saw the plains of Wyoming far to the SW, and both Twin Sisters<\/span><\/a> (5,920 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and Peak<\/span> 5802<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to the SSE.\u00a0 Loop had been to Twin Sisters<\/strong><\/span><\/a> before.\u00a0 The plan was to climb Peak 5802 later on today.\u00a0 It didn’t look very big from here.<\/p>\n

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Looking SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Twin Sisters<\/strong> (L of Center) and Peak 5802<\/strong> (R of Center) are visible beyond the snowiest field. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 5802<\/strong> (Center), which Lupe would be climbing later on today. Photo looks SSE with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since Lupe still intended to visit the viewpoint from the cliffs 0.5 mile away way over at Peak 6361’s far SW end before heading down the mountain, she spent only 35 minutes at the summit.\u00a0 Before departing, she toured all 3 summit lobes, and briefly returned to the true summit.<\/p>\n

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SW summit lobe<\/strong> from the E lobe. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Back at Peak 6361’s true summit<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Final moments up on the SW lobe<\/strong> before departure. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As she headed back W, Lupe explored more of the main E\/W ridge.\u00a0 NE of where she’d first reached it earlier in the day she came to a fairly open area featuring just about the only view to the N from Peak 6361.\u00a0 Nothing too dramatic, just some even higher forested ridges beyond the next valley.<\/p>\n

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View to the NW from the open area N of Peak 6361’s main ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The far SW viewpoint was considerably lower than Peak 6361’s true summit, but did turn out to be a great vantage point.\u00a0 Approaching it, Lupe discovered another trail heading that way.\u00a0 As anticipated, this trail ended at a big flat spot, but instead of the expected exposed limestone, the ground was covered with pine needles.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the SW viewpoint. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Surprise! Pine needles instead of exposed limestone. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Turned out that the limestone platform was actually a bit lower beyond the initially visible edge.\u00a0 A short easy slope led down to it.\u00a0 Venturing out onto the platform for a look around, the views were certainly worth the effort expended to get here!<\/p>\n

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Out on the limestone platform of Peak 6361’s far SW viewpoint<\/strong>. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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USFS Road No. 288.1A is visible down in the valley. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking SW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Intersection of USFS Roads No. 288 and No. 288.1A (L). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Satisfied with her SW viewpoint experience, Lupe returned to the road she’d found earlier, following it all the way back down the mountain.\u00a0 Sure enough, it linked up with USFS Road No. 288.1C well E of where she’d left it.\u00a0 Enjoying a pleasant, easy return, Loop retraced her former route back to the RAV4.\u00a0 (3:12 PM, 71\u00baF)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Back on USFS Road No. 288.1C during the return. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mid-afternoon on a short October day, Peak 5802 was too far away to simply hoof it on over there from where the RAV4 was parked, so SPHP had to drive a bit to get closer.\u00a0 On the way, 3.5 miles S of Hwy 16 along Pleasant Valley Road (USFS Road No. 715)<\/em>, there was a curious site – a pullout by a big rock with a plaque on it.<\/p>\n

Eh, why not?\u00a0 SPHP stopped so Lupe could take a look.\u00a0 The plaque and a wooden sign nearby both bore a distressing message.<\/p>\n

It’s a lie!\u00a0 A complete and total lie, SPHP!\u00a0 We both saw the proof just a few hours ago!\u00a0 Why is this here?\u00a0 Who would ever do such a terrible thing?<\/em><\/p>\n

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At Buffalo Rock<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The evil plaque.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Collaborated by this fading sign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Says right here on the plaque, Loop – Joe Heumphreus, Bob Patterson and Charley Sager.<\/em><\/p>\n

Well. that’s awful!\u00a0 It’s not true, either, SPHP!\u00a0 We saw that buffalo on the way to Peak 6361 today!\u00a0 Remember?\u00a0 It was alive!\u00a0 We’ve seen plenty of other buffalos in the Black Hills, too!\u00a0 Custer State Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has hundreds of them, maybe thousands!<\/em><\/p>\n

About 1,300 to 1,500, I think.\u00a0 The sign is probably right, though, Loop.\u00a0 The last native buffalo in the Black Hills probably was killed here in 1884, but there were still some buffalo left in Yellowstone and a few other spots.\u00a0 Wind Cave National Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a> eventually acquired 14 buffalo in 1913, and Custer State Park brought in another 36 buffalo the following year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh!\u00a0 Really?\u00a0 That’s why we still see buffalo?<\/em><\/p>\n

As far as I know, yes.\u00a0 The parks aren’t the only places with buffalo these days.\u00a0 There are private herds owned by ranchers, too.\u00a0 The bison we saw this morning was part of a private herd.<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, however they got here, I’m glad there are still buffalos in South Dakota, SPHP!\u00a0 Hope no one ever kills the last one again!<\/em><\/p>\n

Me, too, Looper!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

3:37 PM, 68\u00baF –<\/em> Roughly 0.6 mile S of Buffalo Rock, SPHP turned off Pleasant Valley Road onto USFS Road No. 715.3L, parking the RAV4 on a grassy slope.\u00a0 Getting a little late in the day, but Peak 5802 was only about a mile NW as the crow flies.\u00a0 Lupe could start for it from here.<\/p>\n

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About to set off for Peak 5802! Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the shadow of a mountain to the W, USFS Road No. 715.3L was sloppy with mud and slush as Lupe followed it NW.\u00a0 0.5 mile brought her to a fork where No. 715.3M split off heading WNW.\u00a0 Peak<\/span> 5802<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was already in sight, but looked quite steep from here.<\/p>\n

A check of the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a> showed that the easiest route up was likely from the E on a slope N of the mountain.\u00a0 Since No. 715.3L would go right past the base of that slope, Lupe stuck with it, staying to the R.<\/p>\n

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Peak 5802<\/strong> dead ahead! USFS Road No. 715.3M (L). Lupe went R sticking with No. 715.3L. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No. 715.3L now went N avoiding a ranch to the E.\u00a0 The road gradually lost elevation, reaching a low point less than 0.25 mile NW of Buffalo Rock, which wasn’t visible from here.\u00a0 No. 715.3L then turned NW going up a narrow valley.\u00a0 A small herd of cattle, concerned by the unexpected appearance of an American Dingo, led the way.<\/p>\n

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Near the low point of USFS Road No. 715.3L<\/strong> as it heads around a ranch. Buffalo Rock is out of sight just beyond the hillside L of the buildings. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Starting up the narrow valley. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Following cows, much to Lupe’s delight! Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About a mile from the fork where No. 715.3M had split off, No. 715.3L flattened out.\u00a0 Lupe left the road here heading W up a forested slope, gradually curving SW as she climbed higher.\u00a0 The slope steepened and became snowier as she approached a saddle on the ridge to the W, but getting up there was no problem.\u00a0 A short break was taken up on the ridgeline, which was sunny and snow-free.<\/p>\n

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Heading higher shortly after leaving USFS Road No. 715.3L. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Up on the sunny ridgeline. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Loop was now 0.25 mile N of Peak 5802, already at 5,700 feet.\u00a0 Heading SE after her break, she climbed a rock outcropping where the ridge was very narrow.\u00a0 These rocks provided a view of Twin Sisters<\/span><\/a> (5,920 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> to the NNE.\u00a0 Sylvan Hill<\/span><\/a> (7,000 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and Black Elk Peak<\/span><\/a> (7,231 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> were also visible in the distance.<\/p>\n

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Twin Sisters<\/strong> (L), Sylvan Hill<\/strong> (R of Center), and Black Elk Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond the rocky viewpoint, the ridge broadened out.\u00a0 Lupe started up a gently-sloping forested hill.\u00a0 Angling S to avoid having to go all the way to the top, she was soon past the hill on a shallow descent toward the saddle leading to Peak 5802.<\/p>\n

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At the saddle N of Peak 5802<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Crossing the saddle, a moderately steep trek 100 feet up Peak 5802’s N slope, and the American Dingo was there.<\/p>\n

5:11 PM, 66\u00baF, Peak<\/span> 5802<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em> – The true summit, which was right where Lupe came up, was a small knoll a few feet higher than than anywhere else on a 500 foot long summit ridge that curved away to the SE.\u00a0 To the W, the ridge extended only another 25 feet.\u00a0 Ponderosa pines blocked the views to such an extent that there really wasn’t much to see.\u00a0 A narrow view of Parker Peak<\/span><\/a> (4,848 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> far to the S was about it.<\/p>\n

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Arriving at the true summit of Peak 5802<\/strong>. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Parker Peak<\/strong>, the high point of Fall River County, is the distant barren hill at Center. Photo looks S with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sun was already getting quite low.\u00a0 After tagging the high point, Lupe explored the SE ridge.\u00a0 A single large boulder sat at the far end next to where the ridge began dropping off steeply.\u00a0 Loop got up on it briefly before returning to the true summit.<\/p>\n

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Exploring the SE portion of the summit ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the boulder at the S end. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shall we take a break here, Loopster?\u00a0 Just to absorb a little Peak 5802 ambiance?<\/em><\/p>\n

Sure, SPHP!\u00a0 Kind of quiet up here, though, and not much to see, either.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes that’s just the way it goes, Loop.\u00a0 Not every mountain is going to turn out to be a scenic wonder.\u00a0 They are all unique, though, and simply being up here together sharing the experience makes it a special place.\u00a0 How many other Dingos have ever been to Peak 5802?\u00a0 Hardly any, I bet!<\/em><\/p>\n

You’re right, of course, SPHP!\u00a0 We like the peace and solitude, don’t we?\u00a0 Still, the ambiance could be improved.<\/em><\/p>\n

How so, Loop?<\/em><\/p>\n

Got another chocolate coconut bar in the pack?<\/em><\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, I do!\u00a0 Hang on, I’ll get it!<\/em><\/p>\n

The sun was about to set when Lupe started down.\u00a0 At the saddle just N of the true summit, SPHP peered down the steep slope to the W.\u00a0 Looked doable, and would be a bit of a shortcut back to the RAV4.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog gave it a go.<\/p>\n

Turned out that a jeep trail must have come up this way once upon a time.\u00a0 As Lupe lost elevation, the faint old road became more and more apparent.\u00a0 Hundreds of feet lower, the road faded away again, the slope of the hillside diminishing as Loopster entered a big valley.\u00a0 Gradually turning SW, the Carolina Dog eventually reached a much better road.<\/p>\n

USFS Road No. 715.3M?\u00a0 Probably.\u00a0 Following the road SE for nearly a mile confirmed SPHP’s suspicions.\u00a0 Lupe arrived back at the fork where No. 715.3M left No. 715.3L.\u00a0 Still 0.5 mile to go to get back to the RAV4.<\/p>\n

Splish-splash!\u00a0 At the end of a perfect day, her belly dirty and wet, Lupe trotted along the muddy, slushy road in the gathering gloom happy as could be.\u00a0 (End 6:41 PM, 42\u00baF)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Peak 5802<\/strong>, Black Hills of South Dakota, 10-17-21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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11:20 AM, 58\u00baF – W of Custer SPHP turned off Hwy 16, parking the RAV4 along Lightning Creek Road (USFS Road No. 288).\u00a0 Lupe bounded out.\u00a0 Blue skies, warm and sunny!\u00a0 A superb day for a Black Hills expedition! Snow left over from last week’s storm was melting away in the forest as Loopster trotted … Continue reading Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 280 – Peak 6361 & Peak 5802 (10-17-21)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[105,9,1462,106,104,1461,1460,304],"class_list":["post-35231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-hills","tag-american-dingo","tag-black-hills-expeditions","tag-buffalo-rock","tag-carolina-dog","tag-lupe","tag-peak-5802","tag-peak-6361","tag-south-dakota"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3007.jpg?fit=1651%2C1238&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35231"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35667,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35231\/revisions\/35667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}