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Largest single wildfire in South Dakota and Black Hills history, ruled an arson [2] [5] 2001 Elk Mountain II north of Dewey, Black Hills [a] 13,195 acres (5,340 ha) [1] 2001 Rogers Shack south of Jewel Cave, Black Hills: 11,896 acres (4,814 ha) [1] 2001 West Hell between Hot Springs and Edgemont, Black Hills: 10,547 acres (4,268 ha) [1] 0 [6 ...
The National Grasslands Visitor Center in Wall, South Dakota is part of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland – Wall Ranger District. The center features exhibits about grassland wildlife and plants, grazing management and the history of the Great Plains. There is also a theater with a video about the grasslands, restrooms and a gift shop.
The Legion Lake Fire was a wildfire that occurred in December 2017 in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. It burned 53,875 acres (218.02 km 2 ), making it the third-largest wildfire in South Dakota [1] and Black Hills history. [2] Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park were particularly affected, and the fire disrupted the ...
Sioux Falls, with a population of just over 184,000 in 2019, is the largest city in South Dakota. South Dakota is relatively notable for its lack of large urban centers. Sioux Falls, the largest city in the state, only ranks as the 135th largest in the country, [74] and the state's third-largest city, Aberdeen, has a population of less than 25,000.
Fort Pierre National Grassland is a United States National Grassland in central South Dakota, south of the capital city Pierre and its neighbor Fort Pierre. The national grassland is primarily a mixed-grass prairie and has a land area of 115,890 acres (46,900 ha). [2] In descending order of area it lies in parts of Lyman, Stanley, and Jones ...
It became necessary to establish a national system for estimating Fire danger and fire behavior to improve and simplify communications among all people concerned with wildland fire. Work on a national rating system began in 1959. By 1961, the basic structure for a four-phase rating system had been outlined and the fire phase (spread phase) was ...
Black Hills National Forest is located in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, United States. The forest has an area of over 1.25 million acres (5,066 km 2) and is managed by the Forest Service. Forest headquarters are located in Custer, South Dakota. There are local ranger district offices in Custer, Rapid City, and Spearfish in ...
The high Friday is expected to be 71 with wind speeds around 25-35 mph and wind gusts up to 60 mph, Pierce said. Fire risk danger for Friday is forecast from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Wichita and parts ...