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How much does a Mount Rushmore cost?

Typical cost
990,000 $

Four 18-metre presidential heads carved into a granite face in the Black Hills of South Dakota between 1927 and 1941.

In 1941 dollars.

How that compares

Mount Rushmore against things of a similar money.

MRI machine 500,000–3,000,000 $
Mount Rushmore 990,000 $
Fire truck 500,000–2,200,000 $
City bus 450,000–1,300,000 $
Garbage truck 200,000–500,000 $
Ambulance 150,000–450,000 $
Concrete mixer truck 140,000–350,000 $
Excavator 25,000–700,000 $

How to read this figure

This is a typical purchase price, not a quote. Actual prices move with specification, brand and where you buy.

Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.

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How much does Mount Rushmore cost?
Mount Rushmore costs 990,000 $. In 1941 dollars.

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Sources

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