| Mud Butte | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA South Dakota#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Meade |
| Leader Name: | Andy Kovalik |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Andy Kovalik |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2871 |
| Coordinates: | 45.0047°N -102.8778°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 57758 |
| Area Code: | 605 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1256574[1] |
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.[2] Its elevation is 2,871 feet (875 m). Mud Butte lies within ZIP code 57758, which is served by the post office at Opal.[3]
Mud Butte was named from a barren butte nearby that had the color of dark mud.[4] A rare Tyrannosaurus skeleton was found at Mud Butte in the 1980s.[5]