List of mountains in South Dakota
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This is a list of mountains in the U.S. state of South Dakota. This list is compiled from all of the GNIS features in South Dakota that are classified as a cliff, range, ridge, or summit, and are over 4,000 feet (1,219 m) in elevation.
Black Elk Peak, the highest point in South Dakota
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Elk Mountain with prairie in the foreground
Bear Butte in Bear Butte State Park
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List of peaks above 4,000 feet
| Name (GNIS) | County | Elevation | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elk Peak | Pennington | 7,247 ft (2,209 m) | 43°51′58″N 103°31′52″W |
| Odakota Mountain | Pennington | 7,205 ft (2,196 m) | 43°55′24″N 103°45′15″W |
| Green Mountain | Pennington | 7,172 ft (2,186 m) | 43°57′00″N 103°46′09″W |
| Bear Mountain | Pennington | 7,169 ft (2,185 m) | 43°52′11″N 103°44′38″W |
| Crooks Tower | Lawrence | 7,126 ft (2,172 m) | 44°09′29″N 103°55′01″W |
| Terry Peak | Lawrence | 7,050 ft (2,150 m) | 44°19′39″N 103°50′08″W |
| Crows Nest Peak | Pennington | 7,044 ft (2,147 m) | 44°03′19″N 103°57′46″W |
| White Tail Peak | Pennington | 6,969 ft (2,124 m) | 44°07′07″N 103°50′07″W |
| Copper Mountain | Pennington | 6,926 ft (2,111 m) | 43°56′15″N 103°44′29″W |
| Flag Mountain | Pennington | 6,920 ft (2,110 m) | 44°04′15″N 103°49′36″W |
| Laird Peak | Lawrence | 6,909 ft (2,106 m) | 44°12′34″N 104°00′30″W |
| Medicine Mountain | Pennington | 6,860 ft (2,091 m) | 43°54′41″N 103°42′48″W |
| Custer Peak | Lawrence | 6,808 ft (2,075 m) | 44°14′39″N 103°44′06″W |
| Nipple Butte | Pennington | 6,808 ft (2,075 m) | 44°03′25″N 103°49′53″W |
| Hat Mountain | Pennington | 6,768 ft (2,063 m) | 43°59′13″N 103°48′53″W |
| Elliot Ridge | Custer | 6,703 ft (2,043 m) | 43°50′21″N 103°48′18″W |
| Deer Mountain | Lawrence | 6,650 ft (2,027 m) | 44°18′06″N 103°49′32″W |
| Limestone Hill | Custer | 6,631 ft (2,021 m) | 43°49′09″N 103°45′37″W |
| Round Mountain | Custer | 6,614 ft (2,016 m) | 43°48′21″N 103°44′45″W |
| Bald Mountain | Lawrence | 6,611 ft (2,015 m) | 44°20′30″N 103°49′17″W |
| Foley Mountain | Lawrence | 6,601 ft (2,012 m) | 44°20′05″N 103°51′29″W |
| Zimmer Ridge | Pennington | 6,581 ft (2,006 m) | 43°53′52″N 103°37′26″W |
| Green Mountain | Lawrence | 6,572 ft (2,003 m) | 44°20′35″N 103°50′06″W |
| Thunderhead Mountain | Custer | 6,552 ft (1,997 m) | 43°50′13″N 103°37′27″W |
| Signal Hill | Custer | 6,486 ft (1,977 m) | 43°49′14″N 103°50′34″W |
| Saint Elmo Peak | Pennington | 6,453 ft (1,967 m) | 43°52′21″N 103°35′42″W |
| Elk Mountain | Lawrence | 6,417 ft (1,956 m) | 44°20′59″N 103°53′05″W |
| Elkhorn Mountain | Pennington | 6,388 ft (1,947 m) | 43°53′11″N 103°30′59″W |
| Atlantic Hill | Custer | 6,375 ft (1,943 m) | 43°48′47″N 103°40′28″W |
| Coad Hill | Pennington | 6,371 ft (1,942 m) | 43°55′18″N 103°39′46″W |
| Thomson-Kinney Divide | Pennington | 6,368 ft (1,941 m) | 43°56′03″N 104°01′06″W |
| Cooper Ridge | Custer | 6,355 ft (1,937 m) | 43°50′53″N 103°53′33″W |
| Castle Peak | Pennington | 6,335 ft (1,931 m) | 44°05′16″N 103°43′22″W |
| War Eagle Hill | Lawrence | 6,330 ft (1,930 m) | 44°21′22″N 103°51′03″W |
| Buckhorn Mountain | Custer | 6,309 ft (1,923 m) | 43°47′28″N 103°36′22″W |
| Sherwood-Kinney Divide | Pennington | 6,286 ft (1,916 m) | 43°54′28″N 104°02′12″W |
| Minnesota Ridge | Lawrence | 6,247 ft (1,904 m) | 44°10′36″N 103°42′04″W |
| Signal Knob | Pennington | 6,214 ft (1,894 m) | 44°01′14″N 103°43′44″W |
| Five Points | Pennington | 6,211 ft (1,893 m) | 43°58′18″N 103°33′03″W |
| Ragged Top Mountain | Lawrence | 6,211 ft (1,893 m) | 44°21′37″N 103°53′40″W |
| Rimmer Ridge | Pennington | 6,207 ft (1,892 m) | 44°03′48″N 103°44′08″W |
| Antelope Ridge | Custer | 6,204 ft (1,891 m) | 43°48′49″N 103°52′24″W |
| Dumbuk Ridge | Pennington | 6,204 ft (1,891 m) | 43°53′15″N 103°57′47″W |
| Summit Ridge | Pennington | 6,204 ft (1,891 m) | 43°53′29″N 104°02′15″W |
| Mile-high Hill | Custer | 6,171 ft (1,881 m) | 43°48′02″N 103°44′15″W |
| Cicero Peak | Custer | 6,165 ft (1,879 m) | 43°40′46″N 103°33′41″W |
| Old Bald Peak | Pennington | 6,129 ft (1,868 m) | 44°01′32″N 103°34′58″W |
| Union Hill | Pennington | 6,129 ft (1,868 m) | 43°58′34″N 103°35′36″W |
| Old Baldy Mountain | Lawrence | 6,076 ft (1,852 m) | 44°21′43″N 104°00′51″W |
| Custer Mountain | Custer | 6,063 ft (1,848 m) | 43°45′08″N 103°32′11″W |
| Redfern Mountain | Pennington | 6,056 ft (1,846 m) | 44°00′07″N 103°39′14″W |
| Richmond Hill | Lawrence | 6,053 ft (1,845 m) | 44°23′06″N 103°51′20″W |
| Lowden Mountain | Pennington | 6,050 ft (1,844 m) | 43°58′34″N 103°36′58″W |
| Mount Coolidge | Custer | 6,010 ft (1,832 m) | 43°44′41″N 103°28′54″W |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | Lawrence | 6,010 ft (1,832 m) | 44°19′31″N 103°47′35″W |
| Twin Peaks | Lawrence | 6,010 ft (1,832 m) | 44°22′13″N 103°52′44″W |
| Negro Hill | Lawrence | 5,970 ft (1,820 m) | 44°22′48″N 104°03′05″W |
| Sunshine Hill | Lawrence | 5,932 ft (1,808 m) | 44°23′01″N 104°02′59″W |
| Grandview Hill | Lawrence | 5,928 ft (1,807 m) | 44°23′16″N 104°03′11″W |
| Scruton Mountain | Pennington | 5,925 ft (1,806 m) | 44°02′34″N 103°31′35″W |
| Twin Sisters | Custer | 5,922 ft (1,805 m) | 43°42′50″N 103°42′22″W |
| Flag Mountain | Pennington | 5,896 ft (1,797 m) | 43°55′56″N 103°36′28″W |
| Little Crow Peak | Lawrence | 5,889 ft (1,795 m) | 44°24′16″N 103°52′59″W |
| The Needles | Lawrence | 5,889 ft (1,795 m) | 44°24′47″N 104°00′59″W |
| Beartown Hill | Lawrence | 5,886 ft (1,794 m) | 44°23′05″N 104°01′35″W |
| Smith Mountain | Pennington | 5,886 ft (1,794 m) | 43°57′20″N 103°36′59″W |
| Strawberry Ridge | Lawrence | 5,886 ft (1,794 m) | 44°19′12″N 103°42′02″W |
| Samelias Peak | Pennington | 5,846 ft (1,782 m) | 43°55′53″N 103°28′46″W |
| Tunnel Ridge | Pennington | 5,846 ft (1,782 m) | 44°07′13″N 103°36′51″W |
| Silver Peak | Pennington | 5,810 ft (1,771 m) | 44°04′27″N 103°35′09″W |
| Campaign Hill | Pennington | 5,810 ft (1,770 m) | 43°55′38″N 103°36′22″W |
| Spearfish Peak | Lawrence | 5,804 ft (1,769 m) | 44°25′53″N 103°51′20″W |
| Crow Peak | Lawrence | 5,771 ft (1,759 m) | 44°28′13″N 103°57′47″W |
| Bowman Ridge | Custer | 5,732 ft (1,747 m) | 43°38′49″N 103°33′49″W |
| Humbolt Mountain | Pennington | 5,732 ft (1,747 m) | 43°56′50″N 103°32′58″W |
| Mount Rushmore | Pennington | 5,719 ft (1,743 m) | 43°52′48″N 103°27′33″W |
| Bishop Mountain | Pennington | 5,692 ft (1,735 m) | 43°55′19″N 103°33′51″W |
| Mount Theodore Roosevelt | Lawrence | 5,689 ft (1,734 m) | 44°23′54″N 103°45′33″W |
| Crystal Mountain | Lawrence | 5,686 ft (1,733 m) | 44°12′10″N 103°35′07″W |
| Elk Mountain | Custer | 5,663 ft (1,726 m) | 43°43′27″N 104°02′29″W |
| Storm Hill | Pennington | 5,659 ft (1,725 m) | 43°56′07″N 103°32′16″W |
| Whitetail Summit | Lawrence | 5,659 ft (1,725 m) | 44°20′28″N 103°46′21″W |
| Bear Den Mountain | Lawrence | 5,646 ft (1,721 m) | 44°20′47″N 103°38′27″W |
| Surveyors Hill | Custer | 5,646 ft (1,721 m) | 43°45′56″N 103°55′20″W |
| Ford Mountain | Pennington | 5,640 ft (1,720 m) | 43°55′30″N 103°33′21″W |
| Calamity Peak | Custer | 5,627 ft (1,715 m) | 43°46′42″N 103°32′50″W |
| Summit Peak | Pennington | 5,623 ft (1,714 m) | 43°54′33″N 103°32′39″W |
| Woodpecker Ridge | Custer | 5,617 ft (1,712 m) | 43°49′54″N 103°25′10″W |
| Calumet Ridge | Pennington | 5,607 ft (1,709 m) | 43°57′32″N 103°27′01″W |
| Old Baldy Mountain | Pennington | 5,600 ft (1,707 m) | 43°53′27″N 103°27′30″W |
| Hardesty Peak | Pennington | 5,581 ft (1,701 m) | 43°55′35″N 103°28′25″W |
| Tetro Rock | Lawrence | 5,568 ft (1,697 m) | 44°24′37″N 103°48′31″W |
| Custer Hill | Lawrence | 5,548 ft (1,691 m) | 44°19′22″N 103°38′06″W |
| Buck Mountain | Pennington | 5,540 ft (1,690 m) | 44°07′45″N 103°30′42″W |
| Merritt Peak | Pennington | 5,528 ft (1,685 m) | 44°07′29″N 103°33′41″W |
| Red Butte | Custer | 5,509 ft (1,679 m) | 43°46′04″N 103°58′00″W |
| Wildcat Peak | Custer | 5,509 ft (1,679 m) | 43°40′13″N 104°02′28″W |
| Dome Mountain | Lawrence | 5,492 ft (1,674 m) | 44°21′20″N 103°39′46″W |
| Yellow Butte | Custer | 5,463 ft (1,665 m) | 43°46′35″N 103°58′17″W |
| Iron Mountain | Pennington | 5,450 ft (1,660 m) | 43°51′31″N 103°26′00″W |
| Lexington Hill | Lawrence | 5,450 ft (1,660 m) | 44°22′06″N 103°41′43″W |
| Pillar Peak | Lawrence | 5,450 ft (1,660 m) | 44°22′09″N 103°38′50″W |
| Pilot Knob | Lawrence | 5,436 ft (1,657 m) | 44°08′44″N 103°34′19″W |
| Doane Mountain | Pennington | 5,427 ft (1,654 m) | 43°52′33″N 103°27′28″W |
| Flagstaff Mountain | Meade | 5,420 ft (1,652 m) | 44°16′01″N 103°32′21″W |
| Polo Peak | Lawrence | 5,410 ft (1,650 m) | 44°24′53″N 103°45′28″W |
| Silver Mountain | Pennington | 5,410 ft (1,649 m) | 43°56′45″N 103°24′20″W |
| Green Top | Lawrence | 5,380 ft (1,640 m) | 44°13′25″N 103°31′46″W |
| Kirk Hill | Lawrence | 5,350 ft (1,630 m) | 44°19′18″N 103°35′08″W |
| White Mansion | Lawrence | 5,350 ft (1,630 m) | 44°13′46″N 103°31′11″W |
| Boulder Hill | Pennington | 5,341 ft (1,628 m) | 43°57′43″N 103°23′54″W |
| Ingersoll Peak | Pennington | 5,331 ft (1,625 m) | 43°54′43″N 103°27′02″W |
| Green Mountain | Lawrence | 5,328 ft (1,624 m) | 44°25′31″N 103°45′13″W |
| Clark Mountain | Pennington | 5,256 ft (1,602 m) | 43°58′14″N 103°29′29″W |
| White Rocks | Lawrence | 5,256 ft (1,602 m) | 44°22′37″N 103°43′13″W |
| Twin Sisters | Pennington | 5,243 ft (1,598 m) | 44°01′14″N 103°27′46″W |
| Eagle Mountain | Pennington | 5,236 ft (1,596 m) | 43°55′40″N 103°24′51″W |
| Green Mountain | Pennington | 5,233 ft (1,595 m) | 44°08′12″N 103°28′26″W |
| Perrin Mountain | Pennington | 5,210 ft (1,588 m) | 44°05′07″N 103°28′33″W |
| The Pulpit | Pennington | 5,197 ft (1,584 m) | 43°53′30″N 103°32′26″W |
| Bluelead Mountain | Pennington | 5,180 ft (1,579 m) | 43°58′00″N 103°27′10″W |
| Storm Hill | Pennington | 5,174 ft (1,577 m) | 43°57′59″N 103°23′27″W |
| Whitewood Peak | Lawrence | 5,112 ft (1,558 m) | 44°24′33″N 103°40′35″W |
| Thrall Mountain | Pennington | 5,090 ft (1,550 m) | 44°04′12″N 103°26′15″W |
| Rankin Ridge | Custer | 5,010 ft (1,527 m) | 43°37′32″N 103°28′57″W |
| Norris Peak | Pennington | 4,984 ft (1,519 m) | 44°05′49″N 103°25′35″W |
| Sullivan Peak | Custer | 4,967 ft (1,514 m) | 43°35′32″N 104°00′10″W |
| Twin Buttes | Custer | 4,948 ft (1,508 m) | 43°36′24″N 104°01′10″W |
| Deadman Mountain | Meade | 4,944 ft (1,507 m) | 44°22′07″N 103°32′11″W |
| Hat Mountain | Pennington | 4,882 ft (1,488 m) | 44°06′31″N 103°26′05″W |
| Crook Mountain | Lawrence | 4,852 ft (1,479 m) | 44°25′01″N 103°38′08″W |
| Parker Peak | Fall River | 4,843 ft (1,476 m) | 43°23′55″N 103°41′28″W |
| Tepee Peak | Pennington | 4,810 ft (1,466 m) | 43°55′39″N 103°23′54″W |
| Pilger Mountain | Custer | 4,797 ft (1,462 m) | 43°30′01″N 103°54′07″W |
| Matias Peak | Fall River | 4,780 ft (1,457 m) | 43°24′39″N 103°44′16″W |
| Stagebarn Ridge | Meade | 4,770 ft (1,454 m) | 44°12′24″N 103°25′55″W |
| Echo Peak | Pennington | 4,760 ft (1,451 m) | 43°55′33″N 103°23′14″W |
| Elk Knob | Custer | 4,747 ft (1,447 m) | 43°33′51″N 103°30′59″W |
| Red Hill | Lawrence | 4,690 ft (1,430 m) | 44°22′04″N 103°34′46″W |
| Red Point | Custer | 4,685 ft (1,428 m) | 43°36′08″N 104°00′06″W |
| Horse Trap Mountain | Fall River | 4,682 ft (1,427 m) | 43°22′55″N 103°38′46″W |
| Buzzards Roost | Pennington | 4,678 ft (1,426 m) | 44°03′08″N 103°23′17″W |
| Mount Wheaton | Pennington | 4,603 ft (1,403 m) | 44°03′30″N 103°24′34″W |
| Theater Ridge | Custer | 4,583 ft (1,397 m) | 43°31′56″N 103°32′14″W |
| Elkhorn Peak | Lawrence | 4,530 ft (1,380 m) | 44°28′30″N 103°42′09″W |
| Gold Hill | Pennington | 4,521 ft (1,378 m) | 43°57′26″N 103°20′52″W |
| Elk Mountain | Custer | 4,505 ft (1,373 m) | 43°33′37″N 103°29′28″W |
| Flint Hill | Fall River | 4,485 ft (1,367 m) | 43°20′31″N 103°40′42″W |
| Chilson Mountain | Fall River | 4,475 ft (1,364 m) | 43°20′03″N 103°41′58″W |
| Roundtop Hill | Fall River | 4,460 ft (1,360 m) | 43°22′25″N 103°36′13″W |
| Lookout Peak | Lawrence | 4,452 ft (1,357 m) | 44°29′34″N 103°50′09″W |
| Granite Peak | Lawrence | 4,430 ft (1,350 m) | 44°23′30″N 103°34′11″W |
| Fossil Ridge | Custer | 4,423 ft (1,348 m) | 43°32′25″N 103°31′13″W |
| Bear Butte | Meade | 4,413 ft (1,345 m) | 44°28′33″N 103°25′37″W |
| Battle Mountain | Fall River | 4,403 ft (1,342 m) | 43°26′33″N 103°27′13″W |
| Bald Mountain | Meade | 4,347 ft (1,325 m) | 44°17′19″N 103°27′32″W |
| Flagpole Mountain | Fall River | 4,321 ft (1,317 m) | 43°18′19″N 103°31′25″W |
| Racetrack Butte | Custer | 4,304 ft (1,312 m) | 43°40′30″N 103°22′29″W |
| Unkpapa Peak | Custer | 4,281 ft (1,305 m) | 43°30′48″N 103°22′28″W |
| Gobbler Ridge | Custer | 4,259 ft (1,298 m) | 43°31′26″N 103°28′42″W |
| Negro Wool Ridge | Custer | 4,222 ft (1,287 m) | 43°33′35″N 103°26′08″W |
| Boland Ridge | Custer | 4,183 ft (1,275 m) | 43°36′13″N 103°22′14″W |
| Lakota Peak | Pennington | 4,163 ft (1,269 m) | 43°51′56″N 103°15′36″W |
| Butcher Hill | Custer | 4,108 ft (1,252 m) | 43°42′59″N 103°18′40″W |
| Dow Ridge | Custer | 4,104 ft (1,251 m) | 43°38′28″N 103°19′38″W |
| Turkey Hill | Pennington | 4,085 ft (1,245 m) | 44°04′32″N 103°19′34″W |
| Oyster Mountain | Meade | 4,049 ft (1,234 m) | 44°26′08″N 103°33′48″W |
| Red Hill | Custer | 4,029 ft (1,228 m) | 43°41′44″N 103°20′17″W |
| Harding Peak | Harding | 4,012 ft (1,223 m) | 45°22′13″N 103°53′12″W |
| East Short Pine Hill | Harding | 4,007 ft (1,221 m) | 45°22′23″N 103°41′52″W |
See also
References
Further reading
- A Tourist Guide of the Black Hills (South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources)
- South Dakota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. 1997. ISBN 0-89933-239-0.