Standing about 240 feet above Cold Brook Canyon floor on its southern edge, the Fossil Ridge summit provides great views to the south and west. This small, unranked peak is a nice place to stop on your hike along the Cold Brook Canyon Trail. While there is no official trail to the summit, Wind Cave National Park is an open hike park, meaning visitors are welcome to hike off trails. This peak is relatively popular, however, so there are social trails to the top you can follow with relative ease. Be sure to look for fossils of shells and other ancient marine creatures in the rocks up here!

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Elevation 1,330 m

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Location: Custer County, South Dakota, United States

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