Mud Butte is a former village, now a diffuse unincorporated community, located in northern Meade County, South Dakota, United States. It roughly lies along U.S. Route 212, 55 miles northeast of the city of Sturgis.[2] Its elevation is 2,871 feet (875 m).[1] Mud Butte lies within ZIP code 57758, which is served by the post office at Opal.[3]
Mud Butte | |
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  Mud Butte Location within the state of South Dakota  Mud Butte Mud Butte (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°0′17″N 102°52′40″W / 45.00472°N 102.87778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Meade |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andy Kovalik |
| Elevation | 2,871 ft (875 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 57758 |
| Area code | 605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1256574[1] |
History
editMud Butte was named from a barren butte nearby that had the color of dark mud.[4] A rare Tyrannosaurus skeleton was found at Mud Butte in the 1980s.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mud Butte, South Dakota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 93.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The WPA Guide to South Dakota. WPA. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-87351-552-8.
- ^ Dinosaur Skeleton Excavated. Toledo Blade. December 27, 1981. p. 11.
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