Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge
Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge is a park in Meade, South Dakota and has an elevation of 3,169 feet. Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge is situated nearby to the village Buffalo Chip Campground, as well as near Fort Meade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bear Butte.
Bear Butte
Peak
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Bear Butte is situated 2 miles northeast of Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buffalo Chip Campground and Fort Meade.
Buffalo Chip Campground
Village
The Buffalo Chip Campground is an event venue in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The campground is a place for motorcycle enthusiasts and music festival visitors each year, and has been since its founding in 1981. Buffalo Chip Campground is situated 3 miles southeast of Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge.
Fort Meade
Village
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Fort Meade, originally known as Camp Sturgis and later Camp Ruhlen, is a former United States Army post located just east of Sturgis, South Dakota, United States. Fort Meade is situated 3 miles southwest of Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge.
Sturgis
Photo: J.T (Jason) Thorne, CC BY 2.0.
Sturgis is a city in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is most famous for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Meade, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.4536° or 44° 27′ 13″ northLongitude
-103.44519° or 103° 26′ 43″ westElevation
3,169 feet (966 metres)Open location code
85PRFH33+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 357080942OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5762643
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blucksberg Mountain and Bear Butte.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sturgis Dragway and Mike Jacob Sturgis heliport.
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