Scotts Bluff National Monument

Scotts Bluff National Monument: see Scottsbluff; National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Scotts Bluff National Monument

National monument, western Nebraska, U.S. Established in 1919, it has an area of 5 sq mi (13 sq km). Its focus is a large bluff that rises 800 ft (244 m) above the North Platte River and was a prominent landmark on the Oregon Trail. A museum at the base of the bluff highlights the history of the pioneer travelers.

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Scotts Bluff National Monument

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Monuments

Address: PO Box 27
Gering, NE 69341
Phone: 308-436-4340;
Fax: 308-436-7611;
Web: www.nps.gov/scbl/
Size: 3,005 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on December 12, 1919.
Location: On the North Platte River, 3 miles west of Gering, Nebraska, and 5 miles southwest of the town of Scottsbluff. The visitor center is just off NE 92.
Facilities: Rest rooms (é), bicycle trail, visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Hiking, bicycling, auto touring, ranger-guided walks, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Rising 800 feet above the valley floor, this massive promontory was a landmark for many peoples, and it served as the path marker for those on the Oregon, California, Mormon, and Pony Express trails. The monument museum contains exhibits about the human and natural history of the area and also houses the world's largest collection of paintings by the frontier photographer and artist William Henry Jackson.

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See other parks in Nebraska.