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 ...

Black Hills National Forest officials have issued a temporary closure order for Trail #9 South from its Black Elk Wilderness boundary to the endpoint on top of Black Elk Peak for public safety ...

The Black Elk Peak name is already official for federal maps and publications, but the state can’t be forced to follow suit. Tony Venhuizen, Daugaard’s chief of staff, told the Rapid City ...

Not far from the iconic Mount Rushmore, the newly renamed peak is the highest point in the state, as well as the highest point in the U.S. east of the Rockies. The peak lies in the Black Elk ...

CUSTER, S.D. (CN) — The highest point in South Dakota, Harney Peak, has been renamed Black Elk Peak, a federal board's response ... Although the name change will be reflected on all federally issued ...

This past August 11, our beloved Harney Peak was renamed Black Elk Peak. The craggy mountain emerges out of the Black Hills National Forest, three miles southwest of Mt. Rushmore. It was ...

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.