Black Hills
mountain range in South Dakota and Wyoming and holy site of Native Americans
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Summary
Black Hills is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,445 views/month, #28 of 2,807).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Dakota[3], Wyoming[4], Lawrence County[5]
- Country: United States[6]
- Instance of: sacred place[7]
- Made from material: sedimentary rock[8], shale[9], sandstone[10], limestone[11], slate[12], quartzite[13], granite[14]
- Part of: Badlands and Black Hills[15]
- Commons category: Black Hills[16]
- Highest point: Black Elk Peak[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Black Hills[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21]
- Topic has template: Template:Black Hills, South Dakota[22]
- Native label: Ȟe Sápa[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 7242 feet[24]
- Area: 5000 square mile[25]
- Time period: Precambrian[26], Paleozoic[27], Mesozoic[28], Cenozoic[29], Tertiary[30]
- Mountain range: Rocky Mountains[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Black Hills include Black Hills State University[33], a public university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1883[36].
Why It Matters
Black Hills has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include Black Hills State University[33], a public university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1883[36].