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Rock Climb The Needles (Black Hills), Custer State Park, South Dakota
The Needles in the southwest corner of South Dakota, the Black Hills are a region of fantastically eroded granite pillars, towers, and spires. The Needles offers climbers easy access and unique topography. Climbers will find will find multiple pitch aid routes, hard sport routes, free traditional crack climbs and excellent bouldering. During the winter months, many of these same rock climbs become challenging ice climbs that draw visitors from all over the world.
The Cathedral Spires and Limber Pine Natural Area, a portion of the Needles containing six ridges of pillars as well as a disjunct stand of limber pine, was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1976.
The Needles were the original site proposed for the Mount Rushmore carvings. The location was rejected by the sculptor Gutzon Borglum owing to the poor quality of the granite and the fact that they were too thin to support the sculptures.
The Needles are accessed from the Needles Highway, which is a part of Sylvan Lake Road (SD 87/89).
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