{"id":705,"date":"2015-04-28T12:19:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T18:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2019-04-25T11:55:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T17:55:45","slug":"black-hills-sd-expedition-no-128-lithograph-canyon-hillside-east-hell-canyon-summit-hill-4-25-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=705","title":{"rendered":"Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 128 – Lithograph Canyon Hillside, East Hell Canyon & Signal Hill (4-25-15)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On\u00a0Expedition No. 127<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Lupe pretty much\u00a0finished up at least one ascent of all Black Hills, SD mountains she can climb currently in the Peakbagger.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong> data base.\u00a0 However, there was still one peakbagging goal possible in the area, which was to go to the Lithograph Canyon Hillside<\/a><\/span> (5,820 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 .\u00a0 This hillside is not the summit of any peak, but simply the highest point in Jewel Cave National Monument<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ordinarily the high points of U.S. National Parks and Monuments are off-limits to Lupe, because dogs are not allowed into the back country.\u00a0 However, the topo map available on Peakbagger.com showed that the high point of Jewel Cave National Monument is on the border with the Black Hills National Forest close to\u00a0the NE\u00a0corner of the monument.\u00a0 This meant Lupe could get to it by traveling through the national forest.<\/p>\n

So at 9:30 AM on this fine morning, SPHP parked the G6 at the intersection of USFS Road No. 278 and No. 278.1E about 0.5 mile S of Hwy 16.\u00a0 This point is approximately 1 mile E and 0.5 mile S of the Jewel Cave National Monument E entrance along Hwy 16.\u00a0 The skies were mostly sunny with a few high clouds, there was a gentle S breeze, and the temperature was 52\u00b0F.\u00a0 Conditions were perfect for a day of dingo outdoor adventures.<\/p>\n

\"Still<\/a>
Still S of Hwy 16 Lupe turned N to climb this hillside adjoining\u00a0Lithograph Canyon just E of Jewel Cave National Monument.\u00a0 Lupe’s curly tail is sticking up behind a log.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Photo<\/a>
Photo looking WNW taken from just ESE of E entrance to Jewel Cave National Monument. Hwy 16 is visible on the left. The hillside shown is the route up to the Lithograph Canyon Hillside high point of the national monument. The actual highpoint is not shown. It is a little way above and to the right of the high ground at the right edge of this photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe set off heading W along USFS Road No. 278 down into Lithograph Canyon.\u00a0 This area, along with many others along her exploration route this day, had burned in the 83,000+ acre Jasper fire that was started by an arsonist on August 24, 2000.\u00a0 A little before Lupe had gone a mile, Lupe turned N and went up and over the hillside to arrive at Hwy 16 at the E entrance to Jewel Cave National Monument.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe now 20 feet N of Hwy 16 at the E entrance to Jewel Cave National Monument. \u00a0She is ready to head N up the E monument boundary to the Lithograph Canyon Hillside high point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although SPHP doesn’t ordinarily like fences, in this case SPHP was hoping to find a fence marking the E boundary of Jewel Cave National Monument.\u00a0 Lupe could then follow the fence line up the hillside to the Lithograph Canyon Hillside high point.<\/p>\n

What Lupe found though, was even better.\u00a0 There was no fence, but there was a series of metal fence posts showing the way.\u00a0 The fence posts were anywhere from about 50 to 200 feet apart.\u00a0 Some of the posts were labeled for the monument boundary and others for the national forest boundary, but it didn’t matter.\u00a0 It was the same boundary.\u00a0 The posts weren’t all lined up perfectly, but close enough for Lupe and SPHP’s purposes.<\/p>\n

\"Shortly<\/a>
Shortly before reaching the top of the first rise along the hillside N of Hwy 16, Lupe found this survey marker for the corner of sections 36, 31, 6 & 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To get to the Lithographic Canyon Hillside high point of Jewel Cave National Monument, there proved to be two rises N of Hwy 16\u00a0Lupe had to ascend.\u00a0 Shortly before reaching the top of the first rise, Lupe came across a section line survey marker at the corner of sections 36, 31, 6 & 1.\u00a0 Continuing N from the top of the first rise, Lupe could see the next rise ahead.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe on top of the first rise. Photo looks N towards the 2nd rise, which is beyond the dead tree near the center of this photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe passed under\u00a0a barbed wire fence running E\/W at the base of the 2nd rise, but what that fence signified was unknown.\u00a0 It was not the Jewel Cave National Monument boundary.\u00a0 SPHP spotted another boundary marker ahead to the N\u00a0high up on the edge of the 2nd rise.\u00a0 When Lupe got up to it, more boundary markers could be seen nearby still farther N.\u00a0 From the edge of the 2nd rise, Lupe\u00a0continued N\u00a0along nearly level ground\u00a0close\u00a0to 200 feet and found\u00a0a couple of Black Hills National forest boundary markers.<\/p>\n

\"NE<\/a>
NE corner of Jewel Cave N. M. according to USFS markers. A dead tree has fallen right over the spot where SPHP believes the survey corner pin must be.\u00a0 Photo looks a bit E of S back towards the edge of the 2nd rise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A dead tree had fallen in between two Black Hills National Forest boundary posts right across where SPHP presumes the survey corner pin must be for the NE corner of Jewel Cave National Monument.\u00a0 There were also two metal signs on bearing trees nearby with survey information on them.\u00a0 One was on a tree 33 feet away to the N and slightly to the W.\u00a0 The other was\u00a0attached to a stump\u00a017 feet almost due E of the corner.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Still at the NE corner of Jewel Cave N. M. as per Forest Service markers. The metal survey information sign on the “bearing stump” is visible as a yellow square 17 feet beyond the corner and Lupe’s head. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP wasn’t thinking too clearly.\u00a0 At first SPHP was thinking that by finding the NE corner of Jewel Cave National Monument, Lupe had also reached the actual high point of the monument.\u00a0 While looking back S along the E boundary of the monument towards the edge of the 2nd rise, SPHP suddenly realized the corner was not necessarily the absolute highest point.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP headed back S along the E boundary looking for\u00a0the very\u00a0highest point.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe sitting near a collection of rocks with a piece of a post laying on them. SPHP thought this\u00a0 looked like the very highest point along the E boundary of Jewel Cave N.M.\u00a0 Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP came across a little pile of rocks with a piece of an old post sticking out of it where the ground seemed to be the highest.\u00a0 Lupe got her picture taken here, since once again SPHP was\u00a0satisfied that Lupe was now at the Lithograph Canyon Hillside high point and the highest spot in Jewel Cave National Monument.\u00a0 SPHP was still thinking the high point was along the E boundary.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The prettiest view was from the post near the edge of the 2nd rise N of Hwy 16 along the E boundary of Jewel Cave National Monument.\u00a0 Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP went NW up(!) to a log so SPHP could sit down and take a break\u00a0while thinking about where to go next.\u00a0 It hadn’t taken terribly long for Lupe to get up here.\u00a0 SPHP had been thinking Lupe might spend the rest of the day exploring East Hell Canyon farther to the N, and wanted to\u00a0consult some maps.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Lupe had some water and a little Taste of the Wild.<\/p>\n

Gazing\u00a0S from the log, SPHP suddenly realized the ground for a little way to the W of the E monument boundary line was obviously\u00a0HIGHER than the E boundary itself.\u00a0 The Lithograph Canyon Hillside high point of Jewel Cave National Monument\u00a0was along the N boundary, not the E boundary!<\/p>\n

So Lupe sniffed around while SPHP went back to find the N boundary of Jewel Cave National Monument and the highest point along it.\u00a0 Interestingly, SPHP found that there was a line of Jewel Cave National Monument border posts heading W, but that they did not line up with the NE corner of the monument as indicated by the national forest boundary markers Lupe had already visited.\u00a0 Just pacing it off, the national monument border posts for the N boundary\u00a0were about 55 feet S of where the national forest corner indicated they should be.\u00a0 The first national monument border post was about 20 feet W of the E boundary and had a partially burned flat piece of wood still clinging to it.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
This Jewel Cave National Monument boundary marker with a partially burned flat piece of\u00a0wood clinging to it is the first marker W along the N boundary. It is about 20 feet W of the E boundary and about 55 feet S of the NE corner of the monument as indicated by the National Forest survey markers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The high point of the Lithograph Canyon Hillside was roughly 100 feet W of the E boundary along the N boundary line.\u00a0 SPHP took a photo of Lupe standing on a log about 1.5 feet above the high point along the N boundary as indicated by the Jewel Cave National Monument border posts.\u00a0 However, with all the detailed survey work that seems to have been done by the national forest at the NE corner (two corner posts, a bearing tree and a bearing stump, and probably a survey pin under the dead tree), SPHP suspects the real high point is 55 feet farther N.<\/p>\n

\"Another<\/a>
Another Jewel Cave National Monument N border post is seen to the W of Lupe. Probably about 55 feet S of the true Lithograph Canyon Hillside high point of the monument.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course,\u00a0Lupe also went to the high point 55 feet back to the N in line with the national forest survey.\u00a0 This was most likely\u00a0the true\u00a0Lithograph Canyon Hillside high point of Jewel Cave National Monument, but SPHP did not bother to take another photo of Lupe there.\u00a0 SPHP already had enough photos of the area, and this spot didn’t look much different.\u00a0 Lupe was getting bored with SPHP’s obsession with marching back and forth over the same little patch of ground. None of it was all that remarkably different in elevation, views or any other aspect.\u00a0 (If some reader with GPS ever gets up here, SPHP would still\u00a0like to hear their opinion on the location of the true high point!)<\/p>\n

As far as Lupe was concerned, it was mission accomplished and time to press on to the N to explore East Hell Canyon.\u00a0 SPHP agreed.\u00a0 Lupe headed N continuing up the now increasingly gentle slope.\u00a0\u00a0The terrain made her\u00a0turn first to the NNE and then back to the NNW to stay on the high ground.\u00a0 After going a good 0.5 mile N, Lupe started heading down a big draw leading\u00a0into East Hell Canyon from the ESE.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe on her way down the draw leading into East Hell Canyon. There were at least 3 elk and a few deer in this area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe had a much better time in East Hell Canyon than whoever named the place.\u00a0 Near the bottom of the canyon there was a\u00a0big thick\u00a0patch of\u00a0a variety of tall thorny bushes, but that was as bad as it got.\u00a0 The canyon floor\u00a0looked very wild where Lupe first reached it.\u00a0 Fortunately there was a remnant of a road in the canyon for SPHP to follow.\u00a0 (SPHP didn’t know it at the time, but this was USFS Road No. 284.2L.)\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP turned N again to explore.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Lupe entered East Hell Canyon just S (R) of this cliff on the E side of the canyon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Heading N along the “road” (No. 284.2L) in East Hell Canyon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe in East Hell Canyon a little way E of Short Fork Draw.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe came to better roads at a canyon junction in Section 30.\u00a0 Here the canyon was trending to the NE, but the way directly ahead was blocked by a canyon wall with a big crack in it.\u00a0 A road going E toward Windmill Draw was marked USFS Road No. 681.\u00a0 Lupe\u00a0stayed on\u00a0284.2L\u00a0which turned\u00a0NNW.<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/a>
Looking NE at the cracked canyon wall where USFS Roads No. 681 and 284.2L meet.\u00a0 Lupe on the run!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe just SW of the cracked canyon wall near the canyon junction. Photo looks W towards\u00a0the cliffs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So far Lupe hadn’t come to any creek or stream in East Hell Canyon, but\u00a0pretty soon\u00a0she did come to a round plastic livestock watering tank.\u00a0 There was only an inch of amazingly clear water in it.\u00a0 SPHP picked Lupe up and put her in it.\u00a0 She immediately laid down and had a nice drink.\u00a0 Then she spent a minute or two wading around surprised to have her own wading pool.\u00a0 When she was done, she easily jumped out.\u00a0 Lupe started coming to more watering tanks even though Lupe never saw any livestock in East Hell Canyon.\u00a0 Lupe did not get\u00a0into any of the other watering tanks.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Still no creek or stream, but Lupe did come to this round livestock water trough, which she used as her wading pool. Lupe saw no livestock anywhere in East Hell Canyon. Though only an inch deep, the water was remarkably clear. Most water tanks contain some pretty disgusting stuff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

USFS Road No. 284.2L ended at a canyon junction just W of Windmill Draw.\u00a0 A sign here said it was still 3 miles to Custer Limestone Road (No. 284).\u00a0 Lupe could have turned NE on No. 284.2B, but instead continued NNW on No. 284.2A.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe reaches the end of USFS Road No. 284.2L and intersection of USFS Roads No. 284.2A and No. 284.2B just W of Windmill Draw. She continued NNW on No. 284.2A.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maps showed that Bear Spring Creek flows through this portion of East Hell Canyon where No. 284.2A goes, but there was still no sign of any creek or stream.\u00a0 As Lupe and SPHP continued on up East Hell Canyon, gradually the canyon walls had fewer and smaller cliffs.\u00a0 Eventually the canyon felt less like a canyon and more like just a valley.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe finally reaches Bear Springs Creek flowing across No. 284.2A just 0.25 mile S of No. 284.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe had already gone a long way when she came to a place where the dry creek bed was green with new shoots of grass.\u00a0 The dark soil looked moist.\u00a0 Finally Lupe came to Bear Springs Creek.\u00a0 By then she was only about 0.25 mile S of\u00a0County Road No. 284 (Custer Limestone Road).<\/p>\n

Going uphill to find water is not at all uncommon in the Black Hills.\u00a0 The\u00a0area is semi-arid and the\u00a0geology of the Black Hills region is such that the hills are surrounded by a ring of limestone and other porous rock formations.\u00a0 Few creeks or steams have sufficient flow to remain above ground as they leave the Black Hills.\u00a0 The entire flow of most simply sinks into the ground.\u00a0 Over the ages, these underground creeks and streams have charged regional aquifers.\u00a0 In some places they dissolved the limestone to create long complicated caves like Wind Cave<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and Jewel Cave.<\/p>\n

When Lupe reached\u00a0County Road No. 284, SPHP debated what to do next.\u00a0 After checking the maps, SPHP settled on Signal Hill<\/a><\/span> (6,483 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> .\u00a0 Lupe had recently climbed Signal Hill for the first time back on Expedition No. 125<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, but SPHP decided it was worth doing again.\u00a0 From there, Lupe could explore USFS Road No. 747 heading back to the S.<\/p>\n

\"Bloodily<\/a>
Bloodily wounded heroic dingo Lupe struggles triumphantly to the towering pinnacle of Signal Hill shortly before the onslaught of the coming storm…. actually, no…. that’s not blood, just mud from the nearby stock pond, and Signal Hill is just a hill, no great pinnacle. A rainstorm was coming though from the direction of Elk Mountain to the WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A\u00a0somewhat dull 2.75 mile\u00a0trudge towards the NW\u00a0along No. 284, a major gravel road, ensued.\u00a0 SPHP picked up some of the trash in the ditch to pack out.\u00a0 At last Lupe reached No. 747 and turned S towards Signal Hill, a 10 minute hike away.\u00a0 This time, instead of going directly up the N slope, SPHP circled around the NW side of the hill to an area enclosed by an 8 foot tall wire mesh fence.\u00a0 Just before reaching the fence Lupe spotted a shallow stock pond with little water, but lots of dark reddish brown mud in it off to the NW.\u00a0 Naturally she ran over to lay down in the mud and have a drink of mineral water.<\/p>\n

At the S end of the fenced enclosure, SPHP turned and made the short climb from the W\u00a0up Signal Hill.\u00a0 A rainstorm was in progress off to the WSW at Elk Mountain.\u00a0 It was almost certainly heading this way.\u00a0 Nevertheless, Lupe and SPHP lingered on Signal Hill for a little while.\u00a0 The air was cool and felt good.\u00a0 The views were pretty nice, although\u00a0also barren and forlorn.\u00a0 Lupe finished her Taste of the Wild while SPHP enjoyed the moment.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe props herself up on the remains of the old lookout tower foundation on\u00a0Signal Hill. Lupe left Signal Hill heading SE in the direction this photo is looking.\u00a0 The little road she went to is barely visible\u00a0at the upper left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP couldn’t stay for too long up\u00a0on Signal Hill.\u00a0 The storm was coming and it was many miles back to the G6 now.\u00a0 SPHP had intended to have Lupe explore No. 747 on the way back to the S, but mistakenly assumed it was the little road visible to the SE from the summit.\u00a0 (Actually No. 747 heads SSW from the W side of\u00a0Signal Hill.) \u00a0Lupe and SPHP went SE down the hill.\u00a0 Upon reaching the little road, Lupe followed it.\u00a0 Before long it\u00a0curved around to the NE and promptly dead-ended at another livestock watering tank.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe on the little road that was not No. 747. Photo looks NW back at Signal Hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP had no clue what had happened to No. 747 and didn’t want to bother with looking at maps.\u00a0 To the S was a long stretch of high ground that had burned in the Jasper fire.\u00a0 SPHP decided to just head S trying to maintain elevation.\u00a0 SPHP and Lupe both really enjoyed this section of the journey.\u00a0 There was some deadfall timber to deal with, but it wasn’t too bad.\u00a0 There were lots of animal trails to follow for long stretches.\u00a0 The air was clean and cool.\u00a0 There were pleasant distant views from the open high ground.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Lupe reaches the White Water Tank about 2 miles S of Signal Hill just as the rain starts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Long before reaching it, a white water tank was visible off to the S.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP headed for it.\u00a0 The rain started about the time Lupe reached the white water tank, which was probably a bit less than 2 miles S of Signal Hill.\u00a0 There was a road running E\/W just N of the white water tank.\u00a0 SPHP knew it could likely be followed E to County Road No. 282 (Mud Springs Road), but didn’t want to do that.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe\u00a0was having more fun just roaming the open lands.<\/p>\n

SPHP and Lupe climbed the big hill just S of the white water tank.\u00a0 SPHP found a piece of thin metallic foil, evidently part of a helium balloon from a child’s birthday party and picked it up.\u00a0 SPHP wondered how many miles it had\u00a0drifted through the sky\u00a0to arrive way out here.\u00a0 Another big hill came into view\u00a0farther off to the\u00a0S, although some of the intervening ground was forested.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP just kept wandering.\u00a0 SPHP wanted to go SSE, but the terrain\u00a0kept forcing Lupe back to the SSW.\u00a0 There were elk and deer\u00a0in the area.\u00a0 SPHP heard, but did not see, wild turkeys.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
The S end of the rainbow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rain wasn’t very heavy.\u00a0 Lupe got damp, not soaked.\u00a0 Luckily, the storm had split and most of the rain had gone\u00a0either N\u00a0or S of Lupe.\u00a0 It rained the hardest for 15 minutes as the sun came out and the\u00a0last of the storm passed.\u00a0 A double rainbow formed off to the E, but only the ends of the rainbow existed, there wasn’t anything where the upper portions of the arches should have been.<\/p>\n

There was more forested land and fewer burn areas as Lupe continued S.\u00a0 Lupe\u00a0entered the damp gloomy forest.\u00a0 Finally Lupe came to a nice valley she had to go down into before climbing up another big ridge she had seen from afar.\u00a0 At the top of this ridge was a good gravel road.\u00a0 Lupe followed it ESE since it was staying on the high ground.<\/p>\n

A vehicle came along heading ESE.\u00a0 With all the dang, confounded traffic, SPHP decided to leave the road and parallel it from a little way to the S.\u00a0 The road eventually proved to be County Road No. 283 (Antelope Creek Road) as signs proved where it\u00a0intersected\u00a0No. 282 (Mud Springs Road).\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP turned S on the ever-so-charmingly named Mud Springs Road.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
The sun sets on Expedition No. 128 and another fabulous Dingo Day. Here Lupe is just off Mud Springs Road with a good 6 miles or more to go before reaching the G6 again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By now it was getting quite late in the day.\u00a0 SPHP hoped that with some clouds off to the W, there might be a colorful sunset.\u00a0 For a few minutes the sun was a golden ball between a break in the clouds.\u00a0 SPHP should have snapped a photo then.\u00a0 The pinks, oranges, reds and purples never developed.\u00a0 The western sky turned gray.\u00a0 SPHP took a final photo as the light faded.<\/p>\n

Lupe had more than 6 miles still to go to get back to the G6.\u00a0 There was a half moon, but it was often obscured by clouds.\u00a0 Lupe followed Mud Springs Road S to Hwy 16, turned E and followed Hwy 16 all the way through Jewel Cave National Monument.\u00a0 At one point park personnel drove by, stopped and asked if\u00a0Lupe and SPHP\u00a0needed help.\u00a0 No sir.\u00a0 Other vehicles came along\u00a0every few minutes.\u00a0 A mile E of Jewel Cave National Monument, SPHP was glad to get away from the highway and turn S for the last 0.5 mile on No. 278.<\/p>\n

Lupe was kind of tired.\u00a0 She had been running around for almost 13 hours.\u00a0 It was 10:18 PM and 42\u00b0F when Lupe reached the G6.\u00a0 She didn’t hesitate like she often does.\u00a0 She jumped right in and curled up.\u00a0 On the way home she only jumped up to bark frantically whenever SPHP said “deer!”\u00a0 Other than that she snoozed and dreamed dingo dreams all the way home.<\/p>\n

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