The Black Hills are a small range of hills in Thurston and Grays Harbor counties of Washington. They are a subset of the Willapa Hills. 2,664-foot (812 m) Capitol Peak is the highest peak in the range.

Black Hills
Black Hills behind the state capitol building in Olympia
Highest point
Peak	Capitol Peak
Elevation	2,664 ft (812 m)
Coordinates	46°58′22″N 123°08′11″W
Geography
Location of the Black Hills
Country	United States
State	Washington
Region	Western Washington
Range coordinates	46°59′14″N 123°08′16″W
Parent range	Willapa Hills

The Black Hills takes its name from the Black River.[1] A former variant name was "Black Mountains".[2]

The Capitol State Forest has roughly the same boundaries as the Black Hills.

The high school A.G. West Black Hills, Tumwater, Washington, is named for the hills, as is the local soccer club the Blackhills Football Club.

Notes

External links

• Media related to Black Hills (Thurston County, Washington) at Wikimedia Commons
• "Black Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-09.

This Thurston County, Washington state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

На других языках

[de] Black Hills (Washington)