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Black Hills: South Dakota’s Island of Forested Peaks

🏔️ Overview The Black Hills are an isolated mountain range rising dramatically from the Great Plains of western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. Dense ponderosa pine forests, granite pinnacles, limestone plateaus, deep canyons, clear lakes, and vast cave systems make the region unlike almost anywhere else in the central United States. Although the hills are …

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Mingus Mountain

Mingus Mountain Rising high above the Verde Valley in central Arizona, Mingus Mountain is one of the best-known summits in the Black Hills of Yavapai County. The mountain reaches approximately 7,822 feet (2,384 meters) and forms a dramatic forested backdrop above the historic mining town of Jerome. Mingus Mountain sits within Prescott National Forest, where …

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