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Attractions near Mountain Plains

What to see from Mountain Plains: Black Hills Central Railroad first

The town has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 ski areas, a scenic railway and a museum. Make a day of it at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 44 mi away.

Attractions nearby
18
within 60 miles
The big one
44 mi
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Terry Peak Ski Area
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Memorial · 44 mi southeast

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

Out of town, most of the 4 are to the south.

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Orange: Mountain Plains. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The whole list for Mountain Plains

Its 18 places all lie within 60 miles.

Black Elk Peak

Mountain · 44 mi south · read 47K times a year on Wikipedia

Tallest mountain in the US state of South Dakota, and the tallest mountain in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Mountain Plains → · Mountain Plains’ history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devils Tower National Monument: Ealdgyth, CC BY 3.0 · Crazy Horse Memorial: Jeffreylcooke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Black Elk Peak: BHrock at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Custer State Park: Guimir, Public domain · Black Hills National Forest: Vocaro at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bedrock City: Tbennert, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Hills Central Railroad: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Dinosaur Park: Minnesota Jones at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Rushmore Plaza Civic Center: Mr. Satterly, WTFPL · South Dakota Air and Space Museum: User:Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reptile Gardens: Mark Goebel from Taos, New Mexico, USA, CC BY 2.0 · The Journey Museum and Gardens: Tbennert, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Borglum Museum: National Park Service, Public domain

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