National Register of Historic Places
Bear Butte
Bear Butte is a historic place in Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 73001746.
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Bear Butte
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About this place
What is Bear Butte?
Bear Butte is a geological laccolith feature located near Sturgis, South Dakota, United States, that was established as a State Park in 1961. An important landmark and religious site for the Plains Indians tribes long before Europeans reached South Dakota, Bear Butte is called Matȟó Pahá, or Bear Mountain, by the Lakota, or Sioux. To the Cheyenne, it is known as Noahȧ-vose or Náhkȯhe-vose, and is the place where Ma'heo'o imparted to Sweet Medicine, a Cheyenne prophet, the knowledge from which the Cheyenne derive their religious, political, social, and economic customs.
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Listing details
- Name
- Bear Butte
- City
- Sturgis
- County
- Meade County
- State
- South Dakota
- Listed on the National Register
- June 19, 1973
- NRIS reference number
- 73001746
- Resource type
- site
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 44.47663, -103.42715
When was Bear Butte listed on the National Register?
Bear Butte was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973.
Where is Bear Butte located?
Bear Butte is located in Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota at approximately 44.47663, -103.42715. See the map above.
Is Bear Butte a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Bear Butte is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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