1.5 mi from the trailheadWillow Creek Horse Camp
Campground

13.3 mi loop · 3,182 ft gain · 7,085 ft high point · Very hard
Loop with Lost Cabin Spur a, Willow Creek #8, Lost Cabin #2, Lost Cabin Spur B, and Harney # 9 South
In Black Hills National Forest · SD · U.S. Forest Service
Harney #9 North loops 13.3 miles in Black Hills National Forest to Black Elk Peak, Elkhorn Mountain, and Little Devil's Tower with 3,190 feet of climbing.
3,182 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
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