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Mud Butte
Mud Butte is located in South Dakota
Mud Butte
Mud Butte
Location in South Dakota
Mud Butte is located in the United States
Mud Butte
Mud Butte
Location in the United States
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
Area code(s) 605
GNIS feature ID 1256574

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. Its elevation is 2,871 feet (875 m). Mud Butte lies within ZIP code 57758, which is served by the post office at Opal.

History

Mud Butte was named from a barren butte nearby that had the color of dark mud. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

A rare Tyrannosaurus skeleton was found at Mud Butte in the 1980s.

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