Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake is a lake located in Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. It was created in 1891 when Theodore Reder built a dam across Sunday Gulch Creek.Photo: Jennifer L. Sovanski, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Black Elk Peak.
Black Elk Peak
Peak
Photo: BHrock, Public domain.
Black Elk Peak, formerly known as Harney Peak, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the Midwestern United States. It lies in the Black Elk Wilderness area, in southern Pennington County, in the Black Hills. Black Elk Peak is situated 2 miles northeast of Sylvan Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Custer.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Photo: ArthurTilton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a United States national memorial in the Black Hills of west South Dakota. This national icon features the monumental faces of four former Presidents – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln – blasted and carved from the white rock of a mountain.
Custer
Photo: Posi66, Public domain.
Custer is a city in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota, the first city founded in the region. The city lines were laid out by the notorious Al Swearengen who was portrayed in the popular HBO series, Deadwood.
Hill City
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hill City, in the Black Hills of western South Dakota, is known as the "Heart of the Hills", as it is close to the geographical center of the Black Hills.
Sylvan Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in South Dakota, United States
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Custer, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Sylvan Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sylvan Lake (tubiganan sa Estados Unidos, South Dakota)”
- Cebuano: “Sylvan Lake”
- Dutch: “Sylvan Lake”
- German: “Sylvan Lake”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sylvan Lake Resort and Oreville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sylvan Lake Dam and Lake Mine.
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