Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Granite in the Black Hills.
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- South Dakota, USA
- Position
- 43.8791, -103.4591
- Area
- 2 × 2 km
- Real elevation
- 1,384 to 1,740 m (356 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:13,300
- Heights
- True to scale
- Elevation data
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, 1–10 m per point
- Suggested color
- Natural
- Group
- Natural wonders
About Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial featuring a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe Pahá, or Six Grandfathers Mountain) in the Black Hills, about 2 mi (3 km) southwest of Keystone, South Dakota, United States. The sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, named it the Shrine of Democracy, and oversaw the execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son, Lincoln Borglum. The sculpture features 60-foot-tall (18 m) depictions of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, respectively chosen to represent the nation's foundation, expansion, development, and preservation. Mount Rushmore attracts more than two million visitors annually to the memorial park which covers 1,278 acres (2.00 sq mi; 517 hectares).
From Wikipedia: Mount Rushmore, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Where is Mount Rushmore?
Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota, USA at 43.8791, -103.4591. The model covers a 2 by 2 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Mount Rushmore model?
The land in this model runs from 1,384 to 1,740 m (356 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed true to scale.
Can I 3D print Mount Rushmore?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 31.7 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:13,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Mount Rushmore model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans at 1 to 10 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Mount Rushmore model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Mount Rushmore terrain model good for?
People use it as a desk piece, a gift for a traveler or a way to show students how the land is shaped.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Mount Rushmore, South Dakota from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. In the United States the heights come from the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans that resolve every 1 to 10 meters.
The model covers a 2 by 2 kilometer square centered on 43.8791, -103.4591. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:13,300. The heights are true to scale. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
