Near Hot Springs in Custer County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Paha Sapa Limestone

Wind Cave National Park

— Natinal Park Service —

Paha Sapa Limestone Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 29, 2008

1. Paha Sapa Limestone Marker

Inscription. All Black Hills caves have formed in this layer 300 to 600 feet thick. Originally it was laid down on a shallow seabottom about 300 million years ago. Its name derives from the Lakota word meaning "Black Hills".

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 43° 33.388′ N, 103° 28.699′ W. Marker is near Hot Springs, South Dakota, in Custer County. It is on Wind Cave Road. The marker is at the cave entrance and it is near the Wind Cave National Park visitor center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hot Springs SD 57747, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West River

and in Greater Rapid City.

It is also in the American Black Hills,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home on the Range (a few steps from this marker); Stephen Tyng Mather (a few steps from this marker); The CCC's Enduring Legacy (a few steps from this marker); Life in a Prairie Dog Town (approx. 1.3 miles away); Early Game Preserve (approx. 1.4 miles away); Vanishing Prairie (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bringing Back the Bison (approx. 2 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Gate at the entrance to the Wind Cave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 29, 2008

2. Gate at the entrance to the Wind Cave

Steps going down into the Wind Cave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 29, 2008

3. Steps going down into the Wind Cave

Women caving at the turn of the century image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 29, 2008

4. Women caving at the turn of the century

Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 29, 2008

5. Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 950 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 30, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.