Canyon City
Status
Established
Year Established
2011
Location
Station
State
South Dakota
National Forest Regions
Rocky Mountain Region (R2)
44.078, -103.594
Canyon City Research Natural Area
Ecological and Physical Description
Size
588ac (238ha)
Elevation Range
4,600' (1,402m) - 5,810' (1,771m)
Primary Features
The Canyon City RNA contains many vegetation types and biophysical combinations representative of the central Black Hills forested ecosystem, including ponderosa pine/grasslands, ponderosa pine/shrublands, scree woodlands, white spruce/twinflower (Picea glauca/Linnaea borealis) forests known only from the Black Hills, as well as white spruce alluvial forest and riparian shrublands along Rapid Creek.
Last updated January 31, 2023