HARNEY PEAK

highest point (7,242 feet ) in the Black Hills and in South Dakota, U.S., and the highest point in the nation east of the Rockies. It lies 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Custer near the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The granite peak, noted for its scenic views and mountain goats, was named for General William A. Harney, who in 1857 passed nearby with a military force en route to Fort Pierre.