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Badlands and Black Hills, United States
Photo: William Neuheisel from DC, US, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Bear Butte State Park is in western South Dakota, near the town of Sturgis. This geological formation is one of several intrusions of igneous rock in the Black Hills that formed millions of years ago. The mountain is sacred to many American Indian tribes who come here to hold religious ceremonies.
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