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Elevation: 6,300 ft 1,920 m
GPS: 43.77434, -103.60204
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Southern Hills area is the area around the small town of Custer. Lots of rock exists around the town everything from single pitch to multi-pitch on granite and some limestone cliffs the further west you move away from town.

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main towns for these areas are the small towns of either Custer or Hill City.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southern Black Hills

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V3 6A
 10
● Corpse Reviver
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > Meridian Boulder
V3 6A
 19
● Lugano
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
V3 6A
 5
● Maple Whiskey Salmon
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > Bonanza Rd Boul… > Build-a-Boulder
V4 6B
 4
● Orgeat
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > Meridian Boulder
V4 6B
 10
● The Art Of Flight
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
V4 6B
 5
● Butt Sparkles
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > Bonanza Rd Boul… > Build-a-Boulder
V4 6B
 4
● Astrogator
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > Buckhorn Boulde… > MARs Wall
V6 7A
 9
● Sazerac
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > Meridian Boulder
V7 7A+
 6
● TessArete
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
V7 7A+ PG13
 5
● Flying Tiger
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
V8- 7B
 4
● Psionics
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > Buckhorn Boulde… > MARs Wall
V8 7B
 5
● TessArete Sit
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
V10 7C+
 7
● The Ponderosa Matador
Boulder
Custer Bouldering > Bonanza Rd Boul… > Bullpen
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
● Hijacked
Sport
Lightning Creek > Tsunami Wall~
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 4
● House of the Rising Sun
Sport
Lightning Creek > Tsunami Wall~
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Corpse Reviver Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > Meridian Boulder
 10
V3 6A Boulder
● Lugano Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
 19
V3 6A Boulder
● Maple Whiskey Salmon Custer Bouldering > Bonanza Rd Boul… > Build-a-Boulder
 5
V3 6A Boulder
● Orgeat Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > Meridian Boulder
 4
V4 6B Boulder
● The Art Of Flight Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
 10
V4 6B Boulder
● Butt Sparkles Custer Bouldering > Bonanza Rd Boul… > Build-a-Boulder
 5
V4 6B Boulder
● Astrogator Custer Bouldering > Buckhorn Boulde… > MARs Wall
 4
V4 6B Boulder
● Sazerac Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > Meridian Boulder
 9
V6 7A Boulder
● TessArete Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
 6
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Flying Tiger Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
 5
V7 7A+ PG13 Boulder
● Psionics Custer Bouldering > Buckhorn Boulde… > MARs Wall
 4
V8- 7B Boulder
● TessArete Sit Custer Bouldering > American Outlaw… > TessArete Boulder
 5
V8 7B Boulder
● The Ponderosa Matador Custer Bouldering > Bonanza Rd Boul… > Bullpen
 7
V10 7C+ Boulder
● Hijacked Lightning Creek > Tsunami Wall~
 4
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● House of the Rising Sun Lightning Creek > Tsunami Wall~
 4
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
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