Scottsbluff is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States, in the Great Plains region.

Scottsbluff was founded in 1899 across the North Platte River from its namesake, a bluff that is now protected by the National Park Service as Scotts Bluff National Monument.

Scottsbluff was founded in 1899 by the Lincoln Land Company, a subsidiary of the Burlington Railroad.

[4] In the Lakota language, Scottsbluff is called pȟaŋkéska wakpá otȟúŋwahe ("Platte River City", lit.

[6] Scottsbluff has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk), bordering on a hot-summer humid continental climate (Koppen: Dfa) with wide seasonal and diurnal temperature variations, and is located in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a.

The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 28.3 °F (−2.1 °C) in December to 75.3 °F (24.1 °C) in July.

[8] Precipitation is heavily concentrated in the spring and summer months, with only May and June averaging over 2 inches (50.8 mm).

35.2% of households consisted of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Scottsbluff is home to the main campus of Western Nebraska Community College.

In addition, several other Nebraska institutions maintain centers and offer select courses or programs in the city, including the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Chadron State College, and the University of Nebraska (Panhandle Research and Extension Center).

The now-defunct Hiram Scott College was located a few miles north of the city.

Tri-City Roadrunner is the public transit bus system in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States.

In addition to the two deviated fixed routes, there is demand response service available to anywhere in any of the cities served or rural Scotts Bluff County.

[29] The Scottsbluff area is served by Western Nebraska Regional Airport.