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Bear Butte, South Dakota

Prominence: 1247 ft, 380 m

Elevation: 4422 feet, 1348 meters

True Isolation: 8.5 mi, 13.68 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 4424 ft / 1349 m
Peak Type	Hill
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	44° 28' 33'' N, 103° 25' 37'' W 44.47586, -103.426957 (Dec Deg) 625105 E 4925931 N, Zone 13 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	South Dakota
County/Second Level Region	Meade
City/Town	Southwest Meade
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 76 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 74) Selected Trip Reports: 1989 by Andrew Davis 2000-08-14 by Mike Gourley 2009-05-19 by Edward Earl 2010-09-19 by Eric Brown 2012-08-22 by Gustav Sexauer 2013-07-13 by Andrew Hollis 2015-12-19 by Lupe ! 2016-10-16 by William Musser 2017-10-10 by Dustin Wittmier (GPS Track) 2018-09-11 by Arthur Caverly (GPS Track) 2019-08-31 by Jesse Walter 2020-05-30 by Shane Kramer 2020-10-05 by Eric Schafer (GPS Track) 2021-06-13 by Timothy Hutchings (GPS Track) 2021-07-14 by Eric Bruce
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Lupe near Bear Butte (2014-06-15). Photo by Lupe !. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 1247 ft/380 m Optimistic Prominence: 1247 ft/380 m Key Col: 3175 ft/968 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 8.5 mi/13.68 km Isolation Limit Point: 44.3792, -103.5333 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Granite Peak (SW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: North America Plains Range3: Great Plains Range4: Black Hills Range5: Northern Black Hills
Drainage Basins	Missouri Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Topo Map	Fort Meade O44103d4 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

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A state park HP with over 1,000 feet of prominence and spiritual significance to the native Americans (2016-10-16). Photo by William Musser.
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ascent team at lookout (1989). Photo by Andrew Davis.
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