Black Elk Peak
Black Elk Peak, formerly known as Harney Peak, is the highest natural point in the Black Hills mountain range and the U.S. state of South Dakota. It lies in the Black Elk Wilderness area, in southern Pennington County, in the Black Hills.
Photo: BHrock, Public domain.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,231 feet
- Description: tallest mountain in the US state of South Dakota, and the tallest mountain in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains
- Also known as: “Black Elk’s Peak”, “Harney Peak”, “Harney’s Peak”, “Hinhan Hopi”, “Hinhan Kaga”, “Hinhan Kaga Paha”, “Mount Harney”, “Okawita Paha”, “Opahata I”, “Saint Elmo Peak”, “Харні Пік”, “सेंट एल्मो पीक”, “हार्ने की चोटी”, and “हिन्हान कागा”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Hill City.
Black Elk Peak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Unorganized Territory of Mount Rushmore, Pennington, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.866° or 43° 51′ 58″ north
Longitude
-103.53103° or 103° 31′ 52″ west
Elevation
7,231 feet (2,204 metres)
Open location code
85MRVF89+9H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Black Elk Peak” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قمة بلاك إلك”
- Belarusian: “Блэк-Элк”
- Catalan: “Black Elk Peak”
- Cebuano: “Harney Peak”
- Chinese: “黑麋鹿峰”
- Danish: “Black Elk Peak”
- Dutch: “Harney Peak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بلاك الك پياك”
- Faroese: “Black Elk Peak”
- French: “pic Black Elk”
- French: “Pic Black Elk”
- Georgian: “ბლეკ-ელკ-პიკი”
- German: “Black Elk Peak”
- Hindi: “ब्लैक एल्क पीक”
- Icelandic: “Black Elk Peak”
- Kalaallisut: “Black Elk Peak”
- Ladin: “Black Elk Peak”
- Northern Frisian: “Black Elk Peak”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Black Elk Peak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Black Elk Peak”
- Norwegian: “Black Elk Peak”
- Occitan (post 1500): “pic Black Elk”
- Polish: “Harney Peak”
- Portuguese: “Pico Black Elk”
- Portuguese: “Pico Harney”
- Russian: “Блэк-Элк-Пик”
- Russian: “Пик Харни”
- Slovenian: “Black Elk Peak”
- Swedish: “Black Elk Peak”
- Ukrainian: “Блек Елк Пік”
- Vietnamese: “đỉnh Black Elk”
- Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ ہارنی”
- Yue Chinese: “粤语”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sylvan Lake Resort and Kennedyville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Upper Pine Creek Natural Area and Custer State Trail Challenge: Devil’s Little Tower.
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