Black Hills

American  

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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Black Hills British  

plural noun

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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Black Hills Cultural  

1. Mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

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Location of Mount Rushmore.

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

Example Sentences

Winding through the Black Hills is the George S. Mickelson Trail, a 109-mile converted railroad bed with rock tunnels and more than 100 trestle bridges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The tariff setup means that Microsoft will be footing the bill for much of the large data center expansion, with little cost to Black Hills Corp.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Black Hills stock is up 10% so far this year, and has traded sideways since November.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

After going undrafted out of the University of Houston, he began his career with obscure minor-league teams, like the Black Hills Posse and Jacksonville Barracudas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Rapid City was a large town on the northeast edge of the Black Hills.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III