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2,400–3,340 ft · SD🚗 Directions
Badlands National Park and adjacent Buffalo Gap National Grassland — eroded spires of the White River Badlands. Limited forest habitat but prairie-fringe woodlands of ponderosa pine, juniper, and chokecherry on ridge lines. Occasional morels in cottonwood draws along the White and Cheyenne rivers; burn morels after prairie fires in the pine edges.
Updated Oct 11, 5:15 AM MT
Precip 7d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-10-09. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.0.00"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Precip 14d
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Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.
0.05"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Soil Temp
63°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
All conditions met (soil 63°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.15 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)
All conditions met (soil 63°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.15 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.