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Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore. A “rocking” good time!. Mount Rushmore . South Dakota NW of Fishers – 1,125 miles by highway Historic place Monument of 4 Presidents of the United States -George Washington -Thomas Jefferson -Abraham Lincoln -Theodore Roosevelt. How to get there.

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Mount Rushmore

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  1. Mount Rushmore A “rocking” good time!

  2. Mount Rushmore • South Dakota • NW of Fishers – 1,125 miles by highway • Historic place • Monument of 4 Presidents of the United States -George Washington -Thomas Jefferson -Abraham Lincoln -Theodore Roosevelt

  3. How to get there • Highways – Through Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota

  4. Other activities • Custer State Park • Crazy Horse Memorial • Badlands • Black Hills • Deadwood

  5. Other activities • Custer State Park • Crazy Horse Memorial • Badlands • Black Hills • Deadwood

  6. Other activities • Custer State Park • Crazy Horse Memorial • Badlands • Black Hills • Deadwood

  7. Other activities • Custer State Park • Crazy Horse Memorial • Badlands • Black Hills • Deadwood

  8. Other activities • Custer State Park • Crazy Horse Memorial • Badlands • Black Hills • Deadwood

  9. South Dakota • Capital – Pierre located in center of state • Mount Rushmore is near Rapid City in the SW corner of the state • Sioux Falls is the largest city

  10. South Dakota • Capital – Pierre located in center of state • Mount Rushmore is near Rapid City in the SW corner of the state • Sioux Falls is the largest city

  11. South Dakota • Capital – Pierre located in center of state • Mount Rushmore is near Rapid City in the SW corner of the state • Sioux Falls is the largest city

  12. Mount Rushmore Climate • Spring - Lows: 30˚ Highs: 50˚ • Summer - Lows: 55˚ Highs: 80˚ • Fall - Lows: 45˚ Highs: 60˚ • Winter - Lows: 15˚ Highs: 30˚ • Record Temperatures - Low: -38˚ High: 100˚ • Warmest month is July • Coolest month is January • May has the highest average precipitation Source: http://www.weather.com/

  13. South Dakota Landscape • Considered a Midwestern state • Four distinct regions • Northeast – Glacial lakes and prairie land • Southeast-Cliffs, bluffs, waterfalls • South Dakota’s largest city, Sioux Falls is located here • Central-Flat Prairie land, lakes • The state capital – Pierre is located here • Western-Mountains, gorges, rock formations • Mount Rushmore is located here Source: http://www.travelsd.com/

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