Turtle Butte Explained

Turtle Butte is a summit in Tripp County, South Dakota, in the United States. With an elevation of, Turtle Butte is the 456th highest summit in the state of South Dakota.^[1]

Turtle Butte derives its name from a Native American legend in which a warrior sat upon a rock only to realize the rock was in fact a giant turtle.^[2]

Turtle Butte Formation is a named geological formation on the western side of the summit.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turtle Butte . Peakery.com . 6 February 2016.
2. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 4.
3. Book: Luttrell, Gwendolyn Lewise Werth. Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States for 1968-1975. 1981. U.S. Government Printing Office. 318.