See Also: Scotts Bluff National Monument(encyclopedia)
SCOTTS BLUFF Credit Union(finance)
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Navajo National Monument(encyclopedia)
Homestead National Monument(encyclopedia)
Hovenweep National Monument(encyclopedia)
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Scotts Bluff National Monument (sh)




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.