Grassy Butte, North Dakota

Grassy Butte, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Built in 1914, the Grassy Butte Post Office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo taken August 1958.
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Coordinates: 47°23′33″N103°14′53″W / 47.39250°N 103.24806°W / 47.39250; -103.24806
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	McKenzie
Elevation [1]	2,661 ft (811 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Mountain (MDT))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (MDT)
ZIP codes	58634
Area code	701
GNIS feature ID	1034897 [1]

Grassy Butte is an unincorporated community in southeastern McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 85, south of the city of Watford City, the county seat of McKenzie County. ^[2]

Grassy Butte currently has a gas station/convenience store and a bar. The elementary school has closed and the property was sold. The residents now send their children to either Killdeer, Watford City or Belfield schools.

US Post Office and Beicegel Station

It is where Roxanna's house is located in Peace Like a River by Leif Enger.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Grassy Butte Post Office, owned by the McKenzie County Historical Society, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Butte, North Dakota
2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.