Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

a lake in the foreground, with conifers behind, and forested mountains rising to sparsely-vegetated mountains behind

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This lake at over 8,800ft in elevation shows a landscape typical of the southern parts of the Western Cordillera, with coniferous forest that opens into sparser cover with exposed rock outcroppings at higher elevations. Lakes like this are widespread in the glaciated parts of this region.