Black Horse Butte

Black Horse Butte is a summit in South Dakota, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 2,628 feet (801 m), Black Horse Butte is the 414th highest summit in the state of South Dakota.[2]

Black Horse Butte's name comes from the Sioux Indians of the area, who frequently saw a wild black horse near the mountain.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Horse Butte
  2. "Black Horse Butte". Peakery.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 13.

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