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Battle of the Badlands

0.4 mi out & back · 59 ft gain · 2,791 ft high point · Easy · Gravel

ND · U.S. Forest Service

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Elevation

59 ft of gain round trip.

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The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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3.5 mi from the trailhead
Custer Snow Camp
Campground · SD

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Ridgeline Nature Trail

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Out: 50 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 0.4 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 59 ft round trip
High point: 2,791 ft
Low point: 2,732 ft
Difficulty: EasyFrom 0.4 mi and 59 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: ND
Trailhead: 46.8725° N · 103.6769° W

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Weather

7-day forecast

Today56°33°Sunny
Tue55°35°Mostly Cloudy
Wed53°30°Sunny
Thu55°32°Sunny
Fri58°35°Mostly Sunny
Sat62°36°Mostly Sunny
Sun62°37°Sunny

Today: Sunny · wind 5 to 20 mph W

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Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Good
AT&TLTE · Poor
T-MobileLTE · Poor

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

5.7 mi from the trailhead

Buffalo Gap Campground (ND)

Campground · ND

8.7 mi from the trailhead

Cottonwood Campground (ND)

Campground · ND

Ends at a viewpoint

Inside Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Camp 4 mi away

0.6 mi loop · 158 ft gain · Easy

Theodore Roosevelt National Park · Camp 4 mi away

9 mi from you

East Loop Trail

Near a viewpoint
Camp 3 mi away

4.9 mi out & back · 719 ft gain · Moderate

ND · Camp 3 mi away

18 mi from you

Maah Daah Hey Trail

Near Big Top Mesa
19,278 ft of climbing
Camp under a mile away

144.5 mi one way · 19,278 ft gain · Very hard

ND · Camp under a mile away

8 mi from you

Maah Daah Hey

Near Big Top Mesa
14,446 ft of climbing

107.5 mi one way · 14,446 ft gain · Very hard

8 mi from you

Buffalo Gap

2,056 ft of climbing
Camp 3 mi away

18.9 mi one way · 2,056 ft gain · Very hard

ND · Camp 3 mi away

Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Good
AT&TLTE · Poor
T-MobileLTE · Poor

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Weather

7-day forecast

Today56°33°Sunny
Tue55°35°Mostly Cloudy
Wed53°30°Sunny
Thu55°32°Sunny
Fri58°35°Mostly Sunny
Sat62°36°Mostly Sunny
Sun62°37°Sunny

Today: Sunny · wind 5 to 20 mph W

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Elevation

Camp near here

Custer Snow Camp

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West Loop Trail

Ridgeline Nature Trail

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Buffalo Gap Campground (ND)

Cottonwood Campground (ND)

East Loop Trail

Maah Daah Hey Trail

Maah Daah Hey

Buffalo Gap

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