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owing to the poor quality of the granite and the fact that they were too thin to support the sculptures. The Needles attract approximately 300,000 people annually.
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which is considered one of the first climbs at that grade and still is a formidable challenge. In 1991
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moved to the area and over the next couple decades put up over 220 first ascents. In 1952
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Stone crusade : a historical guide to bouldering in America
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Towers of eroded granite in the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA
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Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad (1893–1947)
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carvings. The location was rejected by the sculptor
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The Needles were the original site proposed for the
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Index


Map showing the location of The Needles
Custer, South Dakota
Range
Black Hills
Coordinates
43°50′28″N 103°32′40″W / 43.84111°N 103.54444°W / 43.84111; -103.54444
traditional
face
crack
bouldering
Pitches
Grades
Rock type
granite
pegmatite
Cliff aspect
State park


Black Hills
South Dakota
eroded
granite
Custer State Park
rock climbers
tourists
Needles Highway
Sylvan Lake Road
limber pine

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