Bear Butte
Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | NE of Sturgis, Sturgis, SD |
| County | Meade County |
| Listed | Jun 19, 1973 |
| Listed for | Native American heritage |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Mato Paha; Nowahawus |
| Reference number | 73001746 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Natural Landmark, America's Most Endangered Historic Places |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | NE of Sturgis, Sturgis, SD |
| Coordinates | 44.4758° N, 103.4269° W · Directions ↗ |
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Map
Nearby in Meade County
Public land around it
| Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 1 mile away402 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Bear Butte listed on the National Register?
Jun 19, 1973. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Bear Butte?
NE of Sturgis, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Bear Butte?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73001746. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.