Ponca Group Mine
Ponca Group Mine is a quarry in Unorganized Territory of Mount Rushmore, Pennington, South Dakota and has an elevation of 4,541 feet. Ponca Group Mine is situated nearby to the locality Bismuth, as well as near Etta.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States of America
- Address: SD
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rushmore Cave.
Rushmore Cave
Cave
Photo: Joe Chill 2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rushmore Cave is the closest show cave to Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the United States. It contains a wide variety of natural formations. It is the ninth longest cave in South Dakota. Rushmore Cave is situated 2 miles east of Ponca Group Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bismuth and Etta.
Bismuth
Locality
Bismuth is a ghost town in the Black Hills of Custer County, South Dakota, United States. Bismuth is situated 2 miles southwest of Ponca Group Mine.
Etta
Locality
Etta, also known as Etta Camp and Etta Mine, is a ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It was a successful mining town, known for its discovery of the largest spodumene crystal ever found. Etta is situated 2½ miles west of Ponca Group Mine.
Keystone
Keystone is a tiny town in the Black Hills of South Dakota, at the entrance to the popular Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It offers a full range of accommodations, but at the price of a "tourist trap" veneer.
Ponca Group Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Unorganized Territory of Mount Rushmore, Pennington, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.8761° or 43° 52′ 34″ northLongitude
-103.37325° or 103° 22′ 24″ westElevation
4,541 feet (1,384 metres)Open location code
85MRVJGG+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 368393612OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Ponca Group Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponca Group Mine”
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