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Mount Rushmore. The original Lakota Sioux name was Six Grandfathers. The mountain was renamed after Charles E. Rushmore during an expedition in 1885.

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What is the real name of the mountain that Mount Rushmore is on?

Mount Rushmore. The original Lakota Sioux name was Six Grandfathers. The mountain was renamed after Charles E. Rushmore during an expedition in 1885.


Was there a Mountain Rushmore?

"Mount" is just a shortened form of "mountain", so yes, Mount Rushmore has also been known as Rushmore Mountain.


What mountain is mount Rushmore located on?

Mount Rushmore is carved into Mount Rushmore. It is in the Black Hills of South Dakota.


Mount Rushmore famous monument is located in a low mountain range in South Dakota name the mountain range?

Mount Rushmore is a national monument in the Black Hills mountain range of southwest South Dakota.


Who made Mount Rushmore and when?

The sculptures on Mount Rushmore were designed by Gutzon Borglum. Mount Rushmore is named for a New York City attorney who was in the Black Hills in 1885 checking titles to properties. One day, while riding past the mountain, Rushmore asked guide William W. Challis what the name of the mountain was. Challis jokingly replied that the mountain did not have a name, but that it did now, that they would call it "Rushmore". The United States Board of Geographic Names officially recognized the name "Mount Rushmore" in June 1930. Mount Rushmore was originally known to the Lakota Sioux as "Six Grandfathers".


Is Mount Rushmore a mountain?

No, mount Rushmore is a giant cliff with faces of some of the faces of presidents on it.


How long was Mount Rushmore alive?

Mount Rushmore is a mountain. It is not a living thing so can not be alive.


What is the population of Mount Rushmore?

No one lives on Mount Rushmore if you are referring to how many heads are on the mountain there are four.


Is Mount Rushmore a common noun or a proper noun?

The compound noun 'Mount Rushmore' is a proper noun, the name of a specific mountain, the name of a specific monument, the name of a specific thing.A common noun is a general word for a person, a place, or a thing.Examples of common nouns are 'mountain', 'monument', and 'thing'.


Which monument was carved from a mountain?

mount rushmore


Is Mount Rushmore the tallest mountain in Antarctica?

No, Mount Rushmore is in the USA. The highest mountain in Antarctic is Vinson Massif at 5,140 meters or 16,067 feet.


What is the mountain with presidents heads carved on it?

rushmore I think its Mount Rushmore