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Late afternoon light rakes across the granite faces of Mount Rushmore, warming the stone into amber and rose while cool shadows gather in the carved hollows. Pine-clad slopes fall away in soft natural depth behind the monument, and careful gradations of tone give the mountain a quiet, monumental stillness. A richly detailed classical realist scene for lovers of American landmarks and mountain vistas.