Thunderhead Falls
Pennington County, South Dakota
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Pennington County, South Dakota
- Ground elevation
- About 4,080 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Rapid Creek
- Within this boundary
- Black Hills National Forest
- Nearby mapped access
- No nearby parking or trailhead recorded
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Thunderhead Falls is mapped in Pennington County, South Dakota, 6 miles northwest of Colonial Pine Hills. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The waterfall is mapped inside the boundary of Black Hills National Forest. This boundary can include private land. Public access at the waterfall has not been confirmed.
Water & terrain
Rapid Creek is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
No nearby trailhead or parking area is recorded. Check the land manager’s visitor information for a permitted route.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
