Sheep Mountain Road, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Sheep Mountain Road, a gravel route through the eroded buttes of Badlands National Park, South Dakota, offers access to remote overlooks on Oglala Lakota lands.
Sheep Mountain Road, a gravel route through the eroded buttes of Badlands National Park, South Dakota, offers access to remote overlooks on Oglala Lakota lands.

Sheep Mountain Road provides access to a remote overlook within Badlands National Park, South Dakota. This unpaved route traverses the rugged terrain of the park's southern section, which is characterized by eroded buttes and prairies. The area is situated on Oglala Lakota lands and is part of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland. Sheep Mountain offers visitors a less-trafficked experience of the Badlands' unique geological formations and cultural significance.

Photo taken in July 2019.

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