Bear Mountain Lookout

Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay

Major Elevations in the Black hills

	Although Bear Mountain Lookout is only a little (70 feet) below Harney Peak in elevation, the western half of the Black hillsare covered with Paleozoic sedimentary rocks with a very gentle westerly dip and the topography is a high plateau with moderate relief. An easy if remote road leads to the lookout.
	This view northward shows the Paha Sapa escarpment on the horizon.
	Looking east toward Harney Peak


	Looking south along the Paha Sapa escarpment.





	Looking east toward the Needles and Crazy Horse scupture.
	Views of Harney Peak


	Looking southeast toward Mount Coolidge
	View west down the Paleozoic dip slope.
	Back country views north of Bear Mountain.