About Needles Ice Climbing:
| The southern hills has a few good water ice climbs, and some mixed routes occasionally form in the Cathedral Spires. |
| Nearest town or city: | Hill City |
| Directions: | The ice is very spread out. Palmer Creek is located on Palmer Creek Road, which runs between the Mt Rushmore Highway just west of Rushmore itself and the Needles Highway just before reaching Sylvan Lake. |
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| Camping: | Free |
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| Quantity of Climbs: | Week |
