From the site: GoneByRV - The "High Point" in our Travels So Far
Hermosa, SD (Click on Pictures to ENLARGE)Yesterday's main activity was to hike up to Harney Peak. Harney Peak is the highest peak east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Pyrenees Mountains in Europe at a summit height of 7242 feet. Modern day use of the peak was for a fire lookout station. The first non-native Americans to explore the area occurred in 1874 during an expedition led by General George Custer.Fire Lookout Tower at summitThe peak was first used as a fire lookout tower in 1911 using only a wooden crate as a platform. Later, in 1920, a true structure was built for the lookout tower. Finally, in 1938 the CCC built a stone structure to house the lookout tow ...Read more...
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