Mud Butte, South Dakota facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mud Butte
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 Mud Butte
Location in South Dakota
Mud Butte
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Meade |
| Elevation | 2,871 ft (875 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes |
57758
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| Area code(s) | 605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1256574 |
Mud Butte is a small place in South Dakota, United States. It used to be a village, but now it's more of a spread-out community without a formal town government. This type of place is called an unincorporated community.
You can find Mud Butte in the northern part of Meade County. It's located near U.S. Route 212, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) northeast of Sturgis, a well-known city in South Dakota. The land here is quite high up, about 2,871 feet (875 meters) above sea level. The area uses ZIP code 57758, and its mail comes from the post office in a nearby place called Opal.
A Look Back in Time
Mud Butte got its name from a nearby hill, or "butte," that looked like dark mud. This barren butte was a very noticeable landmark in the area.
Dinosaur Discovery
Something very exciting happened near Mud Butte in the 1980s! A rare skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus dinosaur was found there. This was a huge discovery for scientists and dinosaur fans.
