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id: "2459"
name: Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
distance: "68"
duration: Allow four hours to drive the byway or one day to experience the entire byway.
description: This byway will lead you on a delightful adventure as it winds its way around spiraling "pig-tail" shaped bridges, through six rock tunnels, among towering granite pinnacles and over pristine, pine-clad mountains. Highlights include Mt. Rushmore, Harney Peak, Sylvan Lake, the Needle's Eye and Cathedral Spires rock formations.
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organization:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norbeck_Scenic_Byway
    name: Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
websites:
  - url: https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/peter-norbeck-national-scenic-byway
    name: South Dakota Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/scenic-drives/peter-norbeck-scenic-byway
    name: Black Hills and Badlands
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills
    name: Black Hills National Forest
  - url: https://www.custersd.com/
    name: Custer
  - url: https://visithillcitysd.com/
    name: Hill City
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/jeca/index.htm
    name: Jewel Cave National Monument
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm
    name: Mount Rushmore National Memorial
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailblackhills/news-events/?cid=FSM9_012982
    name: Peter Norbeck Virtual Tour
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - South Dakota State Scenic Byway
states:
  - SD
ll:
  - -103.563395
  - 43.840789
bounds:
  - - -103.59349397432624
    - 43.76010900000006
  - - -103.33934297432626
    - 43.90129100000007
books: "978-1426219054"

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This byway will lead you on a delightful adventure as it winds its way around spiraling "pig-tail" shaped bridges, through six rock tunnels, among towering granite pinnacles and over pristine, pine-clad mountains. Highlights include Mt. Rushmore, Harney Peak, Sylvan Lake, the Needle's Eye and Cathedral Spires rock formations.