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South Dakota

Spearfish Canyon

Floor1,061 m3,481 ft
Depth
382 m
Rim
1,688 m
Length
26.8 km
Tonight
33°FPartly cloudy · Wind 17–22 mph W

Spearfish Canyon is up to 382 m deep: the rim reaches 1,688 m and the floor 1,061 m, along 26.8 km.

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Floor
1,061 m
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Depth

Depth of Spearfish Canyon

Up to 382 m deep (typically 260 m) along the 26.8 km in view.

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,800382 mrimfloor01026.8 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Spearfish Canyon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 17.1 × 17.1 km

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Topographic map

Spearfish Canyon terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Spearfish Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Spearfish Canyon weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 33°F (1°C) · 10% chance of precipitation · Wind 17–22 mph W

Spearfish Canyon forecast for about 1,264 m.

  • Tonight33°10%17–22 mph W
  • Sat33°45°8%5–21 mph NW
  • Sun32°44°26%1–9 mph SE
  • Mon33°44°20%3–7 mph E
  • Tue37°57°25%2–9 mph S
  • Wed32°49°17%12–20 mph W
  • Thu33°49°11%2–6 mph NW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:16 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Spearfish Canyon

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Spearfish Canyon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.2 km SW

    +2 more within 0.3 km

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  • Nearest caravan site

    Spearfish City Campground

    0.7 km WNW · +1 more within 4.6 km

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  • Nearest campsite

    Mountain View Campground

    2.0 km ESE · +1 more within 2.0 km

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All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km SW
Parking0.3 km SSW
Parking0.3 km W
Spearfish City CampgroundCaravan site0.7 km WNW
Mountain View CampgroundCampsite2.0 km ESE
Chris' CampgroundCampsite2.0 km ESE
KOACaravan site4.6 km NNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 17.1 × 17.1 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 60% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
60.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
30.9%
Steep, 30–45°
7.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.8%
Steeper than 30°
8.7% of the 292 km² view
Relief in view
789 m low point 1,059 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 69.2%Grassland 27.1%Built-up 2.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 8.5 km of Spearfish Canyon.

NESW5 km10 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Spearfish Peak1,767 m 2.9 km SE
  2. 2Lookout Mountain1,357 m 6.5 km NE
  3. 3Hamster Hill1,231 m 6.6 km NE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.5 km; 612 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mountain Goat159
  • Common Tansy83
  • Wood Duck54
  • American Dipper35
  • Creeping mahonia33
  • Mallard29
Where it sits

Where Spearfish Canyon sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Rocky Mountains104
Region
South Dakota6United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-08)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia