Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park in South Dakota is bounded by forested hills and dramatic granite rock monoliths

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Sylvan Lake nestled beneath monolithic granite rock formations in Custer State Park located in the Black Hills country of Western South Dakota

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Size: 5664px × 4330px
Location: South Dakota USA
Photo credit: © GEORGE AND MONSERRATE SCHWARTZ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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