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Black Elk Wilderness
The
Black Elk Wilderness
is located in the
U.S. state
of
South Dakota
. The wilderness was designated by an act of
Congress
in 1980. Managed by the
U.S. Forest Service
, Black Elk Wilderness is part of
Black Hills National Forest
. This 13,426 acre (54 km²) region is considered sacred to
Native Americans
, especially the
Sioux
and is named after
Black Elk
, an Oglala Sioux holy man.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
is immediately to the north and much of the rest of the wilderness is bordered by other protected land under the jurisdiction of state and
federal
agencies.
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