Big Horn Mountain | |
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Elevation | 4,629 ft (1,411 m) [1] |
Location | |
Location | Banner County, Nebraska, USA |
Coordinates | [1] |
Bighorn Mountain, or He Sha, is the third-highest peak in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in Banner County, about 9 miles (14 km) east of the county seat of Harisburg, in the Pine Ridge escarpment.[2]
The peak was named for the Bighorn Sheep that once roamed its flanks,[3] and were reintroduced in the 1970s.[4]
Many residents of the county have carved their names at the top of the peak; the practice dates back at least to 1887.[5]