Little Devils Tower Climber's Log

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mlandau3

mlandau3 - Jan 7, 2011 9:05 pm

Finally Got Around To Doing This One  Sucess!

Great views of Harney Peak and the Cathedral Spires

NDhiker

NDhiker - Dec 12, 2009 10:13 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2009

Great Hike  Sucess!

We started at the Little Devils Tower Trailhead. Very good hike with a great view from the top.

climber555

climber555 - Oct 25, 2009 12:02 am Date Climbed: Jan 10, 2009

Alone in winter  Sucess!

Hiked from Sylvan Lake to Little Devils Tower many times, but last winter was the most extreme. A foot of solid packed snow made for an easy hike, but it started snowing and blowing on top. Got lost on top and saw only cliffs every where I looked until I finally found my footprints and got out of there. Hiking the Black Hills in the winter is awesome.

Koonsy

Koonsy - Jul 30, 2009 6:21 pm

Standard Route  Sucess!

Cool summit with great views of the Black Hills.

edpaffjr

edpaffjr - Jul 7, 2009 1:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009

Standard Route  Sucess!

Originally had planned to hike Harney Peak, but decided to do this hike instead due to time constraints. Not really knowing what to expect, we were shocked at the amazing views from the top. Well worth the hour and half hike!

VermontMike

VermontMike - May 16, 2009 1:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2008

Great in combo w/ Harney  Sucess!

Really does look a bit like a miniature Devil's Tower . . . great short hike!

peakrat76

peakrat76 - Jun 6, 2008 3:01 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2008

Standard Route  Sucess!

Via the No. 4 trail branch. We climbed this after descending from Harney Peak. Great views. Fun scrambling. The route is marked all the way.

eric-griz

eric-griz - Dec 1, 2007 4:40 pm Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2020

From Sylvan Lake  Sucess!

Spent quite a bit of time in the Black Hills over the course of my 3 seasons at Wind Cave National Park. Hiked/scrambled up with my wife, daughter, and the dog. My 8 year old daughter loved scrambling up the final section.

Judd97

Judd97 - Nov 22, 2007 5:30 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2007

Little Devil's Tower  Sucess!

Doublebagged this one along with Harney. Wanted to have an uncluttered summit to stand on and this fit the bill nicely. Short and steep, but worth the effort with some fun scrambling and bouldering at the summit!

D-bo

D-bo - Jul 29, 2007 4:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2004

Surprising!  Sucess!

Surprisingly beautiful...Surprised to see a handsome mountain goat halfway up...Surprised to meet an 80-year old man on the summit.

scramblingbadger

scramblingbadger - Jun 22, 2007 12:32 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007

Above The Clouds  Sucess!

The Little Devils Tower trail head was our starting point. We passed people going both ways on the trail. It took us about 40 minutes to get to the top. When we arrived at the top, we were treated to some great views of the clouds rolling in from the east, eventually obscuring our view of many parts of the valley below. Our next stop was Harney Peak.

Jerry L

Jerry L - Oct 8, 2006 4:15 pm Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2006

Standard Route  Sucess!

Windy.

NavySeabee

NavySeabee - Aug 4, 2006 9:49 pm

Route Climbed: Trail #4 from Sylvan Lake  Sucess!

My wife and I climbed this Black Hills beauty by mistake in July of 1998. Missed the turnoff to Harney Peak! We were still very rewarded with great views and a colony of lady bugs on the summit rocks. Great way to cap off a trip to the Black Hills.

forestspirit2006 - Jul 15, 2006 4:27 pm Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2006

Slippery in Spring

Only one set of footprints preceeded me up and down the trail to the top of Little Devils Tower. The down prints had occasional bloodspots , so whoever went, must have gotten a pretty good scrape near the top. Six to eight inches of snow, plus sunshine and warming temps made the trail very slick coming down. But, it was really beautiful (see photos).

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