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I read through other forums where people discuss altitude sickness starting at around 3500 feet above sea level. I didn't realize Rapid City is around 3200 and higher in other areas. Anybody know if Altitude sickness is an issue in the Hills through your experience or someone else's. I know I get ill too high, but I guess when I've visited the hills I've never noticed it (?)... Thanks
Custer is at 5300?? Wow, didn't realize that. I know when I googled it (sickness) nothing came up. Didn't think it was a problem because when I google a place like Denver all sorts of altitude sickness sites come up, but figured I'd ask. Thanks
I've never really heard of it either, maybe climbing Harney Peak some one might have a touch of it. When my family and I went to the Rockies last summer we drove to Estes Park and some of them got some but I'm not sure how high up that is.....
Worst case, I used to hunt deer up around Rochford and I run across Minn hunters that were a little more winded then locals. But I wouldn't call it altitude sickness.
I don't think we're high up enough for altitude sickness to be an issue, unless someone is very, very sensitive.
FWIW, I lived at 7,500 feet for several years and never had a problem. I was a little more easily winded during exercise at first, but that quickly went away as I got acclimated.
Custer is at 5300?? Wow, didn't realize that. I know when I googled it (sickness) nothing came up. Didn't think it was a problem because when I google a place like Denver all sorts of altitude sickness sites come up, but figured I'd ask. Thanks
I get ill in the Colorado Rockies to the point I have to be put on O2 if I don't take 24-48 hrs. to acclimate. Never have experienced any altitude sickness in the Black Hills.
Now that I live in Minnesota, I notice it is more difficult to run when I am visiting back home in Rapid City. I get short on breath a little bit quicker and I feel a little more tired afterward. When I first moved to the Twin Cities I could run like the wind!
When my cousin's from Nebraska would visit us, we'd take them to Custer State Park and they'd get vertigo and the occasional nosebleed.
I noticed when I moved here about two years ago (after being a flat-lander for 15 years) that it took some getting used to, especially in the southern hills. Definitely some vertigo and shortness of breath (I absolutely DESPISED Needles Highway!), but it's pretty much subsided now (at least, as long as I stay away from the railings in the Needles!).
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