Black Hills


plural noun
  1. a group of mountains in W South Dakota and NE Wyoming. Highest peak, Harney Peak, 7,242 feet (2,205 meters).

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British Dictionary definitions for Black Hills

Black Hills

pl n
  1. a group of mountains in W South Dakota and NE Wyoming: famous for the gigantic sculptures of US presidents on the side of Mount Rushmore. Highest peak: Harney Peak, 2207 m (7242 ft)

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Cultural definitions for Black Hills

Black Hills

Mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

Notes for Black Hills

Sacred to the Sioux. The opening of the Black Hills to settlement by whites in 1874 led to the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Notes for Black Hills

Location of Mount Rushmore.

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