Scotts Bluff

Scotts Bluff is a historic site in , . Scotts Bluff is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the theater building .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scotts Bluff National Monument and Mitchell Pass.

Photo: TEvans1301, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a United States national monument in western . Despite the name, there are only a few bluffs or rather large rock formations in this area.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a gap through the bluffs near and , . Beginning in 1851, two of the Westward Expansion Trails passed through the gap, as did the Pony Express in the early 1860s.

College
is a private Christian college in , United States. It was established in 1951 in Scottsbluff as Platte Valley Bible College. is situated 1½ miles east of Scotts Bluff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gering and Terrytown.

Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.
, the seat of Scottsbluff county, is a relatively small city south of Scottsbluff. is the oldest of the Scottsbluff/Gering/Terrytown Triplets.

Village
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is a city in , , United States. The population was 1,057 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Scotts Bluff.

Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.
is a town in the region of , 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 is 1½ miles south.

Scotts Bluff

Latitude
41.8304° or 41° 49′ 49″ north
Longitude
-103.70917° or 103° 42′ 33″ west
Open location code
85HRR7JR+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5320820570
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
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