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class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Wilderness area in South Dakota, United States</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a>, USA</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nearest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rapid_City,_South_Dakota" title="Rapid City, South Dakota">Rapid City, SD</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Black_Elk_Wilderness&params=43_51_N_103_32_W_type:landmark_dim:8km"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°51′N</span> <span class="longitude">103°32′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.850°N 103.533°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">43.850; -103.533</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">13,426 acres (54.33 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1980</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Governing body</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Forest_Service" title="United States Forest Service">U.S. Forest Service</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;"> Geologic and natural history</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Badlands_National_Park" title="Badlands National Park">Badlands</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_the_United_States" title="List of national parks of the United States">National park</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Mammoth_Site" title="The Mammoth Site">The Mammoth Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needles_(Black_Hills)" title="Needles (Black Hills)">Needles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spearfish_Canyon" title="Spearfish Canyon">Spearfish Canyon</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;"> Mountains</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hills" title="Black Hills">Black Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Butte" title="Bear Butte">Bear Butte</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic 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This 13,426 acre (54 km<sup>2</sup>) region is considered sacred to <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native Americans</a>, especially the <a href="/wiki/Lakota_people" title="Lakota people">Sioux</a> and is named after <a href="/wiki/Black_Elk" title="Black Elk">Black Elk</a>, an Oglala Sioux holy man. <a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore_National_Memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Rushmore National Memorial">Mount Rushmore National Memorial</a> is immediately to the north and much of the rest of the wilderness is bordered by other protected land under the jurisdiction of state and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Government" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Government">federal</a> agencies. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Black_Elk_Peak" title="Black Elk Peak">Black Elk Peak</a>, which at 7,242 feet (2,207 m) is the tallest mountain in South Dakota, is located in the wilderness, and one can see into four different states from the summit. Craggy peaks and rocky slopes mixed with <a href="/wiki/Ponderosa_pine" class="mw-redirect" title="Ponderosa pine">ponderosa pine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spruce" title="Spruce">spruce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fir" title="Fir">fir</a> trees make for a varied ecosystem. <a href="/wiki/Mountain_goat" title="Mountain goat">Mountain goats</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bighorn_sheep" title="Bighorn sheep">bighorn sheep</a> inhabit the more rugged mountain slopes, while <a href="/wiki/Mule_deer" title="Mule deer">mule deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whitetail_deer" class="mw-redirect" title="Whitetail deer">whitetail deer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Elk" title="Elk">elk</a> are more common in the forested valleys. A sizeable population of <a href="/wiki/Hawk" title="Hawk">hawks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Falcon" title="Falcon">falcons</a> also inhabit the wilderness. </p><p><a href="/wiki/U.S._Wilderness_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Wilderness Area">U.S. Wilderness Areas</a> do not allow <a href="/wiki/Motor_vehicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor vehicles">motorized</a> or <a href="/wiki/Mechanization" title="Mechanization">mechanized</a> vehicles, including <a href="/wiki/Bicycle" title="Bicycle">bicycles</a>. Although <a href="/wiki/Camping" title="Camping">camping</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">fishing</a> are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no <a href="/wiki/Forestry" title="Forestry">logging</a> or <a href="/wiki/Mining" title="Mining">mining</a>, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. 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By 2010, 80 percent of the trees in the wilderness had been killed by the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_pine_beetle" title="Mountain pine beetle">Mountain pine beetle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Elk_Wilderness&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._Wilderness_Areas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. Wilderness Areas">List of U.S. Wilderness Areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilderness_Act" title="Wilderness Act">Wilderness Act</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Elk_Speaks" title="Black Elk Speaks">Black Elk Speaks</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Elk_Wilderness&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWoster2010" class="citation news cs1">Woster, Kevin (December 5, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_aeb883cc-0034-11e0-a6a5-001cc4c03286.html">"Lines are drawn in pine beetle wars"</a>. 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title="List of South Dakota state parks">State</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_Dakota_state_parks" title="List of South Dakota state parks">State Parks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Butte" title="Bear Butte">Bear Butte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Custer_State_Park" title="Custer State Park">Custer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisher_Grove_State_Park" title="Fisher Grove State Park">Fisher Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Sisseton" title="Fort Sisseton">Fort Sisseton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Earth_State_Park" title="Good Earth State Park">Good Earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Beach_State_Park" title="Hartford Beach State Park">Hartford Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Herman_State_Park" title="Lake Herman State Park">Lake Herman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_Hills_State_Park" title="Newton Hills State Park">Newton Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakwood_Lakes_State_Park" title="Oakwood Lakes State Park">Oakwood Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palisades_State_Park" title="Palisades State Park">Palisades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Lake_State_Park" title="Roy Lake State Park">Roy Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sica_Hollow_State_Park" title="Sica Hollow State Park">Sica Hollow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Grove_State_Park_(South_Dakota)" title="Union Grove State Park (South Dakota)">Union Grove</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">State Recreation Areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angostura_Recreation_Area" title="Angostura Recreation Area">Angostura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Sioux_Recreation_Area" title="Big Sioux Recreation Area">Big Sioux</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burke_Lake_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Burke Lake Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Burke Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buryanek_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Buryanek Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Buryanek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_White_Crane_Recreation_Area" title="Chief White Crane Recreation Area">Chief White Crane</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cow_Creek_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cow Creek Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Cow Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farm_Island_Recreation_Area" title="Farm Island Recreation Area">Farm Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_S._Mickelson_Trail" title="George S. Mickelson Trail">George S. Mickelson Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Creek_Recreation_Area_(South_Dakota)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indian Creek Recreation Area (South Dakota) (page does not exist)">Indian Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Alvin_Recreation_Area" title="Lake Alvin Recreation Area">Lake Alvin</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lake_Cochrane_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lake Cochrane Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Lake Cochrane</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lake_Hiddenwood_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lake Hiddenwood Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Lake Hiddenwood</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lake_Louise_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lake Louise Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Lake Louise</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lake_Poinsett_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lake Poinsett Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Lake Poinsett</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lake_Thompson_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lake Thompson Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Lake Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Vermillion_Recreation_Area" title="Lake Vermillion Recreation Area">Lake Vermillion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Lake" title="Lewis and Clark Lake">Lewis and Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Little_Moreau_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Little Moreau Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Little Moreau</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Llewellyn_Johns_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Llewellyn Johns</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mina_Lake_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mina Lake Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Mina Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Point_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Point Recreation Area (page does not exist)">North Point</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Wheeler_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Wheeler Recreation Area (page does not exist)">North Wheeler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oahe_Downstream_Recreation_Area" title="Oahe Downstream Recreation Area">Oahe Downstream</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okobojo_Point_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Okobojo Point Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Okobojo Point</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pease_Creek_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pease Creek Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Pease Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pelican_Lake_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pelican Lake Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Pelican Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pickerel_Lake_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pickerel Lake Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Pickerel Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierson_Ranch_Recreation_Area" title="Pierson Ranch Recreation Area">Pierson Ranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Platte_Creek_Recreation_Area" title="Platte Creek Recreation Area">Platte Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_Creek_Recreation_Area" title="Randall Creek Recreation Area">Randall Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richmond_Lake_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richmond Lake Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Richmond Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Shore_Recreation_Area" title="Sandy Shore Recreation Area">Sandy Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadehill_Recreation_Area" title="Shadehill Recreation Area">Shadehill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snake_Creek_Recreation_Area" title="Snake Creek Recreation Area">Snake Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield_Recreation_Area" title="Springfield Recreation Area">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swan_Creek_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swan Creek Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Swan Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walker%27s_Point_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Walker's Point Recreation Area (page does not exist)">Walker's Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bend_Recreation_Area" title="West Bend Recreation Area">West Bend</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Pollack_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Pollack Recreation Area (page does not exist)">West Pollack</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Whitlock_Recreation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Whitlock Recreation Area (page does not exist)">West Whitlock</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">State Nature Areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adams_Homestead_and_Nature_Preserve" title="Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve">Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_Creek_Nature_Area" title="Beaver Creek Nature Area">Beaver Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_Island_Nature_Area" title="Big Stone Island Nature Area">Big Stone Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LaFramboise_Island_Nature_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LaFramboise Island Nature Area (page does not exist)">LaFramboise Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirit_Mound_Historic_Prairie" title="Spirit Mound Historic Prairie">Spirit Mound Historic Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spearfish_Canyon_Nature_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spearfish Canyon Nature Area (page does not exist)">Spearfish Canyon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Black_Hills_of_South_Dakota_and_Wyoming" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Black_Hills,_South_Dakota" title="Template:Black Hills, South Dakota"><abbr title="View this 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href="/wiki/Bear_Country_USA" title="Bear Country USA">Bear Country USA</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Black Elk Wilderness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hills_Central_Railroad" title="Black Hills Central Railroad">Black Hills Central Railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hills_National_Forest" title="Black Hills National Forest">Black Hills National Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Elk_Peak" title="Black Elk Peak">Black Elk Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hills_Playhouse" title="Black Hills Playhouse">Black Hills Playhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_in_the_Hills" title="Chapel in the Hills">Chapel in the Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Horse_Memorial" title="Crazy Horse Memorial">Crazy Horse Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Custer_State_Park" title="Custer State Park">Custer State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devils_Tower" title="Devils Tower">Devils Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinosaur_Park" title="Dinosaur Park">Dinosaur Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedrock_City_(South_Dakota)" title="Bedrock City (South Dakota)">Flintstones Bedrock City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Stockade" title="Gordon Stockade">Gordon Stockade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homestake_Mine_(South_Dakota)" title="Homestake Mine (South Dakota)">Homestake Mine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewel_Cave_National_Monument" title="Jewel Cave National Monument">Jewel Cave National Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Mammoth_Site" title="The Mammoth Site">The Mammoth Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minuteman_Missile_National_Historic_Site" title="Minuteman Missile National Historic Site">Minuteman Missile National Historic Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore" title="Mount Rushmore">Mount Rushmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Theodore_Roosevelt_Monument" title="Mount Theodore Roosevelt Monument">Mount Theodore Roosevelt Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystic_Miner_Ski_Resort" title="Mystic Miner Ski Resort">Mystic Miner Ski Resort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needles_(Black_Hills)" title="Needles (Black Hills)">Needles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pactola_Lake" title="Pactola Lake">Pactola Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reptile_Gardens" title="Reptile Gardens">Reptile Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rushmore_Cave" title="Rushmore Cave">Rushmore Cave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheridan_Lake_(South_Dakota)" title="Sheridan Lake (South Dakota)">Sheridan Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitting_Bull_Crystal_Caverns" title="Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns">Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturgis_Motorcycle_Rally" title="Sturgis Motorcycle Rally">Sturgis Motorcycle Rally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvan_Lake_(South_Dakota)" title="Sylvan Lake (South Dakota)">Sylvan Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Peak" title="Terry Peak">Terry Peak ski area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wind_Cave_National_Park" title="Wind Cave National Park">Wind Cave National Park</a> with <a href="/wiki/Wind_Cave_bison_herd" title="Wind Cave bison herd">bison herd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scenic routes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Roads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Norbeck_Scenic_Byway" title="Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway">Norbeck Scenic Byway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_16A" title="U.S. Route 16A">Iron Mountain Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needles_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Needles Highway">Needles Highway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spearfish_Canyon" title="Spearfish Canyon">Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trails</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Hills_Centennial_Trail&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Black Hills Centennial Trail (page does not exist)">Black Hills Centennial Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_S._Mickelson_Trail" title="George S. Mickelson Trail">George S. Mickelson Trail</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Populated<br />places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belle_Fourche,_South_Dakota" title="Belle Fourche, South Dakota">Belle Fourche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_City,_South_Dakota" title="Central City, South Dakota">Central City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Custer,_South_Dakota" title="Custer, South Dakota">Custer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deadwood,_South_Dakota" title="Deadwood, South Dakota">Deadwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgemont,_South_Dakota" title="Edgemont, South Dakota">Edgemont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Springs,_South_Dakota" title="Hot Springs, South Dakota">Hot Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hill_City,_South_Dakota" title="Hill City, South Dakota">Hill City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lead,_South_Dakota" title="Lead, South Dakota">Lead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_Wyoming" title="Newcastle, Wyoming">Newcastle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapid_City,_South_Dakota" title="Rapid City, South Dakota">Rapid City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spearfish,_South_Dakota" title="Spearfish, South Dakota">Spearfish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturgis,_South_Dakota" title="Sturgis, South Dakota">Sturgis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitewood,_South_Dakota" title="Whitewood, South Dakota">Whitewood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Gap,_South_Dakota" title="Buffalo Gap, South Dakota">Buffalo Gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairburn,_South_Dakota" title="Fairburn, South Dakota">Fairburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermosa,_South_Dakota" title="Hermosa, South Dakota">Hermosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone,_South_Dakota" title="Keystone, South Dakota">Keystone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pringle,_South_Dakota" title="Pringle, South Dakota">Pringle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundance,_Wyoming" title="Sundance, Wyoming">Sundance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unincorporated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dewey,_South_Dakota" title="Dewey, South Dakota">Dewey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Mile,_South_Dakota" title="Four Mile, South Dakota">Four Mile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galena,_South_Dakota" title="Galena, South Dakota">Galena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanna,_South_Dakota" title="Hanna, South Dakota">Hanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_Siding,_South_Dakota" title="Johnson Siding, South Dakota">Johnson Siding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemo,_South_Dakota" title="Nemo, South Dakota">Nemo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochford,_South_Dakota" title="Rochford, South Dakota">Rochford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockerville,_South_Dakota" title="Rockerville, South Dakota">Rockerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_City,_South_Dakota" title="Silver City, South Dakota">Silver City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Forks,_South_Dakota" title="Three Forks, South Dakota">Three Forks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History<br />and people</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne" title="Cheyenne">Cheyenne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakota_people" title="Lakota people">Lakota people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Fort_Laramie_(1868)" title="Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)">Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)</a> established the <a href="/wiki/Great_Sioux_Reservation" title="Great Sioux Reservation">Great Sioux Reservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Sioux_War_of_1876" title="Great Sioux War of 1876">Black Hills War, or Great Sioux War (1876)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Elk" title="Black Elk">Black Elk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitting_Bull" title="Sitting Bull">Sitting Bull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Horse" title="Crazy Horse">Crazy Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Horn" title="Lone Horn">Lone Horn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Cloud" title="Red Cloud">Red Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spotted_Tail" title="Spotted Tail">Spotted Tail</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/American_frontier" title="American frontier">Old West</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_Territory" title="Dakota Territory">Dakota Territory (1861–1889)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hills_Expedition" title="Black Hills Expedition">Black Hills Expedition (1874)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hills_gold_rush" title="Black Hills gold rush">Black Hills gold rush (1874)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton%E2%80%93Jenney_Party" title="Newton–Jenney Party">Newton–Jenney Party (1875)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne%E2%80%93Black_Hills_Stage_Route_and_Rawhide_Buttes_and_Running_Water_Stage_Stations" title="Cheyenne–Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations">Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route (1876–1887)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney-Black_Hills_Trail" title="Sidney-Black Hills Trail">Sidney-Black Hills Stage Road (1876–1887)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapid_City,_Black_Hills_and_Western_Railroad" title="Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad">Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad (1893–1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Bullock" title="Seth Bullock">Seth Bullock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martha_Bullock" title="Martha Bullock">Martha Bullock</a></li> <li>General <a href="/wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer" title="George Armstrong Custer">George Armstrong Custer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dora_DuFran" title="Dora DuFran">Dora DuFran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Bill_Hickok" title="Wild Bill Hickok">Wild Bill Hickok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calamity_Jane" title="Calamity Jane">Calamity Jane</a></li> <li>Historian <a href="/wiki/Doane_Robinson" title="Doane Robinson">Doane Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sol_Star" title="Sol Star">Sol Star</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Swearengen" title="Al Swearengen">Al Swearengen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Utter" title="Charlie Utter">Charlie Utter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ghost towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Addie_Camp,_South_Dakota" title="Addie Camp, South Dakota">Addie Camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bismuth,_South_Dakota" title="Bismuth, South Dakota">Bismuth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blacktail,_South_Dakota" title="Blacktail, South Dakota">Blacktail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burdock,_South_Dakota" title="Burdock, 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