<P> The Black Hills ( Lakota : Ȟe Sápa , Cheyenne : Moʼȯhta - voʼhonáaeva , Hidatsa : awaxaawi shiibisha ) are a small , isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming , United States . Black Elk Peak ( formerly known as Harney Peak ) , which rises to 7,244 feet ( 2,208 m ) , is the range 's highest summit . The Black Hills encompass the Black Hills National Forest . The name `` Black Hills '' is a translation of the Lakota Pahá Sápa . The hills were so - called because of their dark appearance from a distance , as they were covered in trees . </P>
<P> The Black Hills ( Lakota : Ȟe Sápa , Cheyenne : Moʼȯhta - voʼhonáaeva , Hidatsa : awaxaawi shiibisha ) are a small , isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming , United States . Black Elk Peak ( formerly known as Harney Peak ) , which rises to 7,244 feet ( 2,208 m ) , is the range 's highest summit . The Black Hills encompass the Black Hills National Forest . The name `` Black Hills '' is a translation of the Lakota Pahá Sápa . The hills were so - called because of their dark appearance from a distance , as they were covered in trees . </P>
where are the black hills located in south dakota
where are the black hills located in south dakota
the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota
the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota