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.

[1] Mud Butte lies within ZIP code 57758, which is served by the post office at Opal.

[4] A rare Tyrannosaurus skeleton was found at Mud Butte in the 1980s.

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