Mount Rushmore National Monument Keystone, SD

Location:  Southwest of Keystone, SD via US 16A and SR 244
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 268, Keystone, SD 57751-0268
Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/moru
Phone: (605) 574-2523
Visitor Center Hours: 8 am - 10 pm Memorial Day to Labor Day, rest of year 9 am - 5 pm
Sculptor's Studio Hours: 9 am - 5 pm Memorial Day to Labor Day
Memorial Admission: free; parking fee for main parking lot

The memorial consists of a colossal granite sculpture of the heads of Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt on the face of 5,725 foot Mount Rushmore.  The sculpture, planned and executed by Gutson Borglum, was dedicated by Calvin Coolidge in 1927, and was completed in October 1941, approximately six months after the sculptor's death.  The Roosevelt head was dedicated in 1939.  The visitor center includes a film, an information desk, restrooms, and a bookstore. A schedule for ranger talks and tours is available at the information desk.