Black Elk Wilderness
Black Elk Wilderness | |
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wilderness area) | |
Location | Pennington / Custer counties, South Dakota, USA |
Nearest city | Rapid City, SD |
Coordinates | 43°51′N 103°32′W / 43.850°N 103.533°W |
Area | 13,426 acres (54.33 km2) |
Established | 1980 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Southwestern South Dakota |
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The Black Elk Wilderness is a
federal
agencies.
whitetail deer, and elk are more common in the forested valleys. A sizeable population of hawks and falcons
also inhabit the wilderness.
motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles. Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting in season. By 2010, 80 percent of the trees in the wilderness had been killed by the Mountain pine beetle.[1]
See also
- List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
- Wilderness Act
- Black Elk Speaks
References
- ^ Woster, Kevin (December 5, 2010). "Lines are drawn in pine beetle wars". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- "Black Elk Wilderness". The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
- "USGS Custer (SD) Topo Map Quad" (map). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- "Wilderness Legislation: The Wilderness Act of 1964". The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2006-08-15.