Thursday, December 4, 2008

White Butte, Highest Point in North Dakota


White Butte is so off-the-beaten-path that it is neither a town nor a park, but just a prominent point on a the privately owned Van Easen Farm. It is in Slope County, larger in area than the entire state of Rhode Island, yet having a population of just over 800. The county seat, Amidon, with fewer than 100 residents, claims to be the the smallest county seat in America. However, many people, including myself, still find their way to White Butte because it is the highest geographical point in North Dakota. Fortunately the owners will allow you to hike the cattle trail up the butte, but they now charge a reasonable fee, and I don't blame them because so many people have taken advantage of their hospitality. When I was there I found the Van Easens quite friendly, accomodating, and proud of the fact that they own the state's highest point.

White Butte is less than an hour south of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and is reminiscent of that severe but picturesque landscape in the North Dakota Badlands. I have been told that rattlesnakes are abundant at White Butte and many local people are afraid to go to there for that reason. I was not fortunate enough to see any Rattlers on my visit, which was in late August.

Directions:White Butte is in the southwestern corner of North Dakota, just east of US-85, about 7 miles south of the tiny town of Amidon and 18 miles north of Bowman.

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