Harney Peak

American  

[hahr-nee] / ˈhɑr ni /

noun

1. a mountain in SW South Dakota: the highest peak in the Black Hills. 7,242 feet (2,207 meters).

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Harney Peak British  

/ ˈhɑːnɪ /

noun

1. a mountain in SW South Dakota: the highest peak in the Black Hills. Height: 2207 m (7242 ft)

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Harney Peak

Geotechnical surveys commissioned by the National Park Service concluded that the structural integrity of the granite on Black Elk Peak, the mountain formerly known as Harney Peak, is spent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

For example, the Oglala Lakota successfully changed the name of a sacred mountain in the heart of the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota from Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak in 2016.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2022

Some people last year argued to the state’s Board on Geographic Names that Harney Peak was offensive and should be changed, but the board decided against backing a new name.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2016

Interpreted in the strictest terms, that description calls to mind a straight line between Harney Peak and the Pyrenees.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2015

The prominent geological feature here is the porphyry dikes, which are becoming more numerous and more prominent, and in many places resemble a conspicuous group near Harney Peak, called The Needles.

From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Owen, Luella Agnes