Jerry randomly set up the level and had Paul move around to various locations on the mountain to find the lowest reading on the rod which indicated the highest point. To begin the survey, they initially used a surveyor's level and rod that was graduated in tenths and hundredths of a foot. Paul is a well-known Black Hills historian and author of several books. Jerry has over 35 years of land surveying experience and is a licensed land surveyor in both states of Nebraska and South Dakota. The survey to determine the true elevation of Odakota Mountain was done by Jerry Penry of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Paul Horsted of Custer, South Dakota. Location where the GPS receiver was placed to obtain the best satellite coverage. The results of the Black Elk Peak precise survey can be found here: BLACK ELK PEAK. Similarly to what was found during a precise survey at Black Elk (Harney) Peak in 2016, the elevations seem to have been perpetuated without any real surveying methods to back them up. There is no known data that supports the previously published elevations or what methods were used to arrive at these higher numbers. Previously published elevations have stated the highest elevation on this mountain to be from 7202 to 7212 feet. The elevation of a bench mark now placed on Odakota Mountain was determined on May 15, 2019, to be 7197.70 feet on the North American Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). It is located about 9 (straight line) miles due west of Hill City, but will require about 18 miles of road travel to get there. This location had mostly been overlooked by early explorers and mapmakers because it is not a prominent peak like many of the other highest locations in the Black Hills.
This site details the only known precise survey that has been made to determine the true elevation of South Dakota's second highest peak, "ODAKOTA MOUNTAIN", with any degree of certainty.Īlthough it is the State of South Dakota's second highest location, many have never heard of Odakota Mountain in the Black Hills. Monument placed at the highest location on Odakota Mountain on May 15, 2019. ODAKOTA MOUNTAIN - THE ELEVATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA'S 2ND HIGHEST POINT
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