Pine Ridge National Recreation Area, National Recreation Area in northwestern Nebraska, United States.
Pine Ridge National Recreation Area is a 6.6-square-kilometre unit of the Nebraska National Forest in Dawes County, northwestern Nebraska, managed by the Pine Ridge Ranger District. It lies on a ridge at about 1,355 metres above sea level, where ponderosa pines grow and the surrounding land is mostly shortgrass prairie. The nearest major town is Chadron.
Pine Ridge National Recreation Area lies in Dawes County and is managed by the Pine Ridge Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest. The sources record no founding date or legislative act; the land is now protected as a national recreation area within the national forest system.
Pine Ridge lies in the Pine Ridge region of northwestern Nebraska, and the ponderosa pines there feed the animals that live among them. The area is managed by the Pine Ridge Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest, and the nearest major town is Chadron, Nebraska.
The recreation area lies in Dawes County, northwestern Nebraska, at about 1,355 metres elevation, with Chadron as the nearest major town. Trails serve hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking. The climate is hemiboreal: July averages around 28 °C, February around −5 °C, and the area receives roughly 549 mm of precipitation a year, so check conditions before setting out.
Pine Ridge National Recreation Area lies at about 1,355 metres on a ridge in Dawes County, and the surrounding terrain is flat to the south but hilly to the east. The ponderosa pines are the base of the food chain for the animals that feed on them. The nearest major town is Chadron, Nebraska.
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