Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located about 30 minutes southwest of Rapid City, features portraits of four presidents carved into granite — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Measuring 60-feet-tall, the portraits are perhaps the definitive American attraction. Crews completed Mount Rushmore between Oct. 4, 1927, and Oct. 31, 1941. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum selected the four presidents to memorialize on Mount Rushmore. More than two million people visit Mount Rushmore, sometimes called the “Shrine of Democracy.”

Recent news releases from Mount Rushmore National Memorial:

• Winter Prescribed Burn To Reduce Slash Piles
• Change to Fall Hours at Mount Rushmore National Memorial
• Fall Adjustment to Operations at Mount Rushmore National Memorial
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial Rope Access Team will be working on the Sculpture, September 15 - 17
• Special Patriot’s Day Programming to be held at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on September 11 and 12, 2021