Horse Thief Lake
Horse Thief Lake is a lake in Pennington County, South Dakota. It is approximately two miles northwest of Mount Rushmore, the closest lake to the monument. The lake's name is derived from the fact a gang of horse thieves operated there.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of 4,928 feet (1,502 metres)
- Description: lake of the United States of America
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Horse Thief Lake
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Latitude
43.89296° or 43° 53′ 35″ north
Longitude
-103.48167° or 103° 28′ 54″ west
Open location code
85MRVGV9+58
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = water
OpenStreetMap feature
water = reservoir
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Horse Thief Lake” goes by many names.
Horse Thief LakeCebuano
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