In fact, more than a dozen trailheads ring the Black Elk Wilderness around Black Elk Peak, enabling an even greater number of hiking routes to the top for those who engage in crea ...

A commemorative hike on Sunday celebrates two milestone events — the renaming of Harney Peak in honor of Lakota holy man Nicholas Black Elk, and a journey that inspired the book, “Black Elk ...

The peak lies in the Black Elk Wilderness of Black Hills National Forest, in Pennington County. Since 1896, the 7,242-foot (2,207-meter) feature in the southwestern part of the state had been ...

Last week, the United States Board on Geographic Names voted 12-0 with one abstention to officially rename Harney Peak in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest to Black Elk Peak.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - 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 ...

When we learned the next day that its name had been changed to Black Elk Peak, we rejoiced. It seemed right the mountain should be named for a man who had experienced a vision in that place ...

The Federal Board of Geographic Names voted to change Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak. “I’m honestly a little surprised it happened so fast,” said state Rep. Kevin Killer of Pine Ridge ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A federal board’s Thursday decision to rename Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak surprised South Dakota’s governor, but vindicated activists who unsuccessfully argued to state ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — After scarfing down sandwiches and grabbing free hiking sticks at the trailhead, students began hiking up — some at a runner’s pace — Black Elk Peak, the highest point i ...