NORTHERN PLAINS STATES

SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, and NEBRASKA

Top 45Mountains with Prominence of 500 feet or greater


Lists compiled and maintained by Jerry Brekhus.
email him at mtcohper[at]wildblue.net

28 of South Dakota's P500 summits are in the Black Hills.  Another, Bear Butte stands just a few miles away, jutting up out of the Great Plains just north of I-90 from the main mass of the Black Hills. Geologically, it is considered a separate formation. To many Indians, it is regarded as sacred.  Part of the area is reserved for Indians to use for religious purposes. Members of the public are graciously allowed to go to the summit itself via the state park trail there.

Harney Peak, Sylvan Peak, Roberts CoHP, and Parker Peak are county high points. Harding Peak (not peak-shaped at all) and East Short Pine Hills contend for the HP of Harding County.  For this table, the greater prominence has been awarded to Harding Peak. It is possible, but not likely, that it could be the other way around.

Anyone who is working on hiking this list is invited to contact the list author.

SOUTH DAKOTA


Completely revised October 7, 2006 with twelve new peaks added
Rank
Summit Name
County
Elevation
E(e)
Prominence
-Mean-
Saddle
S(e) Latitude
Longitude

1 Harney Peak Pennington 7242
2932 4320 20 435158N 1033152W
2 Odakota Mtn. Pennington 7205
1351 5854
435525N 1034514W
3 Bear Butte Meade 4426
1251 3180 10 442833N 1032535W
4 Terry Peak Lawrence 7064
1006 6058
441939N 1035005W
5 1 K N of Samelias Peak Pennington 5889
949 4960 40 435625N 1032835W
6 Crow Peak Lawrence 5760 40 920 4880 40 442814N 1035746W
7 Elk BM Custer 5669
839 4840 20 434341N 1040258W
8 Roberts Co HP Roberts 2135
833 1305 5 452814N 0970618W
9 Sylvan Peak Custer 7000 40 800 6240 40 435037N 1033510W
10 1.5 mi NE of Cicero Peak Custer 6240 40 800 5480 40 434146N 1033232W
11 Saint Elmo Peak Pennington 6458
758 5720 40 435221N 1033542W
12 Mt. Coolidge
Custer 6023
683 5360 40 434440N 1032851W
13 Parker Peak Fall River 4848
683 4170 10 432356N 1034128W
14 Custer Peak Lawrence 6804
654 6160 20 441440N 1034405W
15 Seven Sisters Range HP Fall River 4420 10 630 3800 10 432302N 1032944W
16 Harding Peak Harding 4019
629 3400 20 452213N 1035310W
17 Matias Peak Fall River 4780 10 620 4170 10 432439N 1034411W
18 Five Points Pennington 6221
601 5640 40 435818N 1033302W
19 East Short Pine Hills HP Harding 4000 20 600 3420 20 452235N 1034228W
20 Custer Mtn. Custer 6089
589 5520 40 434508N 1033209W
21 Unit BM Harding 3671
581 3100 20 452637N 1031155W
22 Battle Mtn. Fall River 4434
579 3860 10 432633N 1032713W
23 Lookout Peak Lawrence 4478
578 3920 40 442934N 1035007W
24 Peak 4433 Lawrence 4433
573 3880 40 443049N 1034826W
25 Flagpole Mtn. Fall River 4320 10 570 3760 10 431819N 1033123W
26
Castle Rock Butte
Butte
3768

563
3210
10
450037N 1032713W
27 Elkhorn Peak Lawrence 4520 40 560 4000 40 442831N 1034209W
28 Peak 5948 Custer 5948
558 5400 20 434329N 1033134W
29 Pilger Mtn. Custer 4788
517 4271
433001N 1035405W
30 Storm Hill Pennington 5656
516 5160 40 435607N 1033213W
31 Summit Peak Pennington 5655
515 5160 40 435432N 1033236W
32 Polo Peak Lawrence 5410
510 4920 40 442453N 1034526W
33 Old Bald Peak (S Pk) Pennington 6167
507 5680 40 440113N 1033459W
34 Cicero Peak Custer 6166
503 5663
434046N 1033339W
35 Hyde County HP Hyde 2200 10 500 1710 10 442051N 0992736W

      
NORTH DAKOTA

Asterisk (*) indicates that summit is also a county highpoint.

Rank
Summit Name
Elev.
E (e)
Prominence
-Mean-
Saddle
S (e)
Peak Map

1
Boundary Butte* 2541
1031 1510 5 Lake Klingenberg
2
Saddle Butte* 2820 20 800 2040 20 Johnsons Corner
3
Killdeer Mountains HP* 3281 20 720 2580 20 Killdeer Mountains
4
Bullion Butte* 3360
670 2700 20 Bullion Butte
5
Sentinel Butte* 3430
625 2810 10 Sentinel Butte SE
6
White Butte* 3506
551 2960 10 Amidon
7
East Rainy Butte 3356
531 2830 10 East Rainy Butte
8
Morton BM 2405
515 1900 20 Fish Creek Lake
9
Square Butte 3340 20 520 2840 20 Square Butte


NEBRASKA

Rank
Summit Name
County
Elevation
E(e)
Prominence
-Mean-
Saddle
S(e) Latitude
Longitude

1 Hogback Mtn. Banner 5062
592 4480 20 413956N 1034355W


NOTES:

Boundary Butte ND:  The actual HP of the butte is very close to the international boundary (which is open), and may or may not be in Canada.

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