South Bluff

South Bluff is a ridge in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska and has an elevation of 4,701 feet. South Bluff is situated nearby to the hamlet Costin, as well as near the village Terrytown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scotts Bluff National Monument and Mitchell Pass.

Scotts Bluff National Monument

Photo: TEvans1301, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scotts Bluff National Monument is a United States national monument in western Nebraska. Despite the name, there are only a few bluffs or rather large rock formations in this area.

Mitchell Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mitchell Pass is a gap through the bluffs near Scottsbluff and Gering, Nebraska. Beginning in 1851, two of the Westward Expansion Trails passed through the gap, as did the Pony Express in the early 1860s.

Summit Christian College

College

Summit Christian College is a private Christian college in Gering, Nebraska, United States. It was established in 1951 in Scottsbluff as Platte Valley Bible College. Summit Christian College is situated 2 miles east of South Bluff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gering and Terrytown.

Gering

Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.

Gering, the seat of Scottsbluff county, is a relatively small city south of Scottsbluff. Gering is the oldest of the Scottsbluff/Gering/Terrytown Triplets.

Terrytown

Village

Photo: Paltron, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Terrytown is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,057 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. Terrytown is situated 3 miles northeast of South Bluff.

Scottsbluff

Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.

Scottsbluff is a town in the Panhandle region of Nebraska, USA. The geological structure that gives the town its name was an important waypoint on the Oregon Trail and is preserved today as a national monument. The town of Gering is 1½ miles south.

South Bluff

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 4,701 feet
Categories: mountain ridge and landform
Location: Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.8208° or 41° 49′ 15″ north

Longitude

-103.71356° or 103° 42′ 49″ west

Elevation

4,701 feet (1,433 metres)

Open location code

85HRR7CP+8H

GeoNames ID

5699689

Wikidata ID

Q34866154

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In Other Languages

“South Bluff” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “South Bluff”

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Localities in the Area

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