スコッツブラフ郡の天然記念物・トップ5

The North Overlook presents a stunning panoramic view of the prairie and the Orella Badlands that surrounds Scotts Bluff.

The Nature Trail is an easy hike with beautiful views. The grass is tall and the trail narrow — be wary of rattlesnakes. There is a short spur trail at around halfway mark which offers additional views.

The North Overlook Trail connects to the parking lot on the mountain saddle and also to the two-and-a-half kilometer long Saddle Rock Trail. From here you can enjoy a gigantic panorama of the town of Gering and the North Platte River Valley.

The landmark towers about 250 meters over the prairie and the former Oregon Trail, along which many settlers traveled with their covered wagons. With an annual pass for the American national parks, you can enter the monument for free. A short walk to the highest point of the monument is worth it just for the view. The exposed sedimentary and igneous rocks at Scotts Bluff date back to the Oligocene (around 34 to 23 million years). The northeastern area of the monument consists of mudstone, siltstone, sandstone and volcanic tuff.

The approximately two and a half kilometer long Saddle Rock Trail leads up to the almost 250 meter high Scotts Bluff National Monument and offers a great view over the prairie, the historic Oregon Trail and the town of Gering.