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 ...

Sylvan Peak is often ranked as the toughest of the “7ers” in the Mount Rushmore State along with Black Elk Peak. While the ...

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 ...