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Black Elk Peak

“Harney Peak”

Peak on Harney # 9 South Trail in Black Hills NF, Black Elk Wilderness, Great Plains, Black Hills, Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge near Custer, SD

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Black Elk Peak is the highest natural point in South Dakota. It lies in the Black Elk Wilderness area, in southern Pennington County, in the Black Hills National Forest. The peak lies 3.7 mi (6.0 km) WSW of Mount Rushmore. At 7,242 feet (2,207 m), it has been described by the Board on Geographical Names as the highest summit in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. It is also known as Hinhan Kaga (in Lakota). The Federal Board of Geographic Names has designated it "Black Elk Peak". The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which has jurisdiction in federal lands, officially changed the mountain's name from "Harney Peak" to "Black Elk Peak" on August 11, 2016, honoring Black Elk, the noted Lakota Sioux medicine man for whom the Wilderness Area is named. Professional but unofficial…

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Harney Peak Granite (SDXh;0)

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Harney Peak Granite

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