Inyan Kara Mountain

Inyan Kara Mountain (Lakota: Íŋyaŋ Káǧa, Rock Gatherer[2] ) is a mountain associated with the Bear Lodge Mountains of Crook County, Wyoming, (part of the Black Hills) that is considered sacred by the Lakota people, particularly for mothers in childbirth. Inyan Kara stands apart from the main body of the Black Hills, with an elevation of 6,368 feet (1,941 m). The mountain was stated to rumble on quiet days by the local Native Americans and by early explorers. No mention of the noises is found after 1833; the noise has been attributed to gas escaping from burning coal seams.[3]

Inyan Kara Mountain
Inyan Kara Mountain is located in Wyoming
Inyan Kara Mountain
Inyan Kara Mountain is located in the United States
Inyan Kara Mountain
Nearest citySundance, Wyoming
Coordinates44°12′45″N 104°20′40″W
Area480 acres (190 ha)
NRHP reference No.73001929[1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1973
Inyan Kara Mountain
Highest point
Elevation6,368 feet (1,941 m)
Geography
LocationWyoming, US
Parent rangeBear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills
Topo mapUSGS Black Hills

The peak was visited by George Armstrong Custer during Custer's 1874 Black Hills Expedition, reaching the summit on July 23.[3]

The peak was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

  • Inyan Kara, altitude 6,000 feet., a stereoscopic photograph from 1874 by William H. Illingworth
    Inyan Kara, altitude 6,000 feet., a stereoscopic photograph from 1874 by William H. Illingworth
  • The Black Hills from the summit of Inyan Kara
    The Black Hills from the summit of Inyan Kara
  • The prairie surrounding the Black Hills from the summit of Inyan Kara
    The prairie surrounding the Black Hills from the summit of Inyan Kara

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "American Indian Sacred Sites". Black Hills National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  3. Junge, Mark (1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Inyan Kara Mountain". National Park Service. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
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