Rushmore Cave
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.Photo: Joe Chill 2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3½ miles southwest of Rushmore Cave.
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 4½ miles west of Rushmore Cave.
Keystone
Rushmore Cave
- Type: Cave
- Description: southeast of the mountain
- Categories: show cave, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Pennington, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.8742° or 43° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
-103.33203° or 103° 19′ 55″ westOpen location code
85MRVMF9+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5661214838OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q14709782
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Satellite Map
Discover Rushmore Cave from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Egyptian Arabic—“Rushmore Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف راشمور”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف رشمور”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rush Mountain Adventure Park1 and Gunslinger 7-D Ride.
Nearby Places
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