Grindstone Butte is a summit in Haakon County, South Dakota, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 2,595 feet (791 m), Grindstone Butte is the 417th highest summit in the state of South Dakota.[2]

Grindstone Butte's name comes from the Native Americans of the area, who collected their grindstones from this summit.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grindstone Butte
  2. ↑ "Grindstone Butte". Peakery.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 40.

44°11′53″N 101°47′56″W / 44.19806°N 101.79889°W / 44.19806; -101.79889


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