Badlands National Park Geology > Sheep Mountain Table - Badlands National Park (365 Degree Panorama) Rick Braveheart by Rick Braveheart

Rising approximately 500 feet (152 meters) above the surrounding terrain, Sheep Mountain Table, topped with prairie grass, yucca and juniper trees, is a significant landmark in the Stronghold Unit (section) of the Badlands National Park. It’s reached in a 30-minute drive from the Ben Reifel Visitor Center in a section of the park contained within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Sheep Mountain Table is also unique because it’s the only "table"(flat topped mesa) in which it's possible to drive on to its summit using a narrow, steep single lane dirt road (NOTE: normally only accessible with a high clearance, 4- or all-wheel drive vehicle). The road terminates on the summit of a prairie-grass and yucca topped summit ends at a pull-out that reveals a breathtaking 360-degree vista of the park, nearby farms and communities, and distant mountains.

GPS COORDINATES: 43.77266 102.00306

ELEVATION: 3,106 feet (944.88 meters)

PANORAMA DETAILS:
Created from 117 - 14.6 megapixel images
Format: 39 columns wide,3 rows deep
Capture Date: October 17, 2009

GIGAPAN SIZE:104190 X 7389 (347 x 25 inches) , 558MB

EQUIPMENT: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS and GigaPan.

TECHNICAL: 133mm focal length, f/5.8, 1/100 sec., 100 ISO.

FIELD OF VIEW: 365 degrees wide by 28 degrees high.

TIME TO STITCH & UPLOAD: 8:22 HRS