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

The American Indians had done nothing to warrant war, but white trespassers had discovered gold in the sacred Black Hills, a mountain range in what is now western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

The goldmining museum, which contains a collection of artifacts dating back to the 1874 Black Hills Gold Rush, offers panning lessons and the chance to prospect on its land, finders keepers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Black Hills Audubon Society applauds Lynda Mapes’ reporting on the illegal construction of a concrete bulkhead along the Hood Canal.

From Seattle Times

There’s the incredible Crazy Horse statue that’s carved out in the Black Hills.

From Seattle Times