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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Example Sentences

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

Mr. Thune said in 2016 that he was “surprised and upset by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ unilateral decision to rename Harney Peak, one of South Dakota’s most well-known landmarks.”

From Washington Times

In 2016, tribal leaders in South Dakota called on the state to rename Harney Peak in the Black Hills.

From Washington Times

In 2016, the board approved changing the name of Harney Peak, a mountain in South Dakota named after the US army general William S Harney, who led troops in an 1855 battle against the Brule Sioux and killed women and children as well as warriors.

From The Guardian

“In the vicinity of Harney Peak … are opportunities for heroic sculpture of unusual character,” South Dakota Department of History Superintendent Doane Robinson wrote to a sculptor in Georgia in 1924.

From Washington Times