Ken Klotzbach, Steve Lange and Joey Keillor backpack through the Black Elk Wilderness Area in South Dakota in June 2024.

This is the final installment in our "Eight Over Seven" series exploring the eight named peaks in the Black Hills that are 7,000 feet or higher in elevation. Elevation: 7,242 feet. Location: Multiple ...

This week's edition of Hill's Hills features Sylvan Peak, South Dakota's toughest climb over 7,000 feet.

South Dakotans who opposed the renaming of Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak might be surprised to learn that they may have more in common with the peak’s new namesake, Nicholas Black Elk, than they do ...