Mount Rushmore geological structures

Geologic rock units of the Hill City and Mount Rushmore 1:24,000 quadrangles in South Dakota.

Project highlights

  • Compiled and converted data to a suitable coordinate system (NAD 1983 UTM Zone 13N) using the Project geoprocessing tool.
  • Investigated and defined projection for layer with unknown coordinate system. 
  • Used the Dissolve geoprocessing tool to remove the vertical line separating the two quadrangle polygons along the merged edge.

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