Named after the Native American hunting grounds for deer in the area
Geography
Country
United States
State
North Dakota
Region
Dunn County
The Killdeer Mountains are a mountain range in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States.[1] It consists of two mesas, North Mountain and South Mountain. Much of the range formation was caused by wind, river and lake erosion.
The Killdeer Mountains cover a surface of 26 square kilometers (10 sq mi). The highest peak reaches 3,281 ft (1,000 m), which is the highest point in the county.[2][3]
The range's name comes from the Native Americans, who used the area as a hunting ground for deer.[4] The range was the scene of the Battle of Killdeer Mountain in 1864.
In 1906, reports of volcanic activity were coming from the mountains.[5] However, no geological evidence has proven a confirmed volcano in the area.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Killdeer Mountains
^"Killdeer Mountains, North Dakota". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^Quirke, Terence T. (April 1918). "The Geology of the Killdeer Mountains, North Dakota". The Journal of Geology. 26 (3): 255.
^Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State,. WPA. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.
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he led 2,200 men into western Dakota Territory. In the Battle of KilldeerMountain on July 28, Sully defeated about 1,600 Sioux warriors. After the battle...
through Dakota Territory, where it participated in the Battle of KilldeerMountain in July, and at the Battle of the Badlands in August. After crossing...
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South Dakota, and decisively defeated the Sioux at the Battle of KilldeerMountain on July 28, 1864. On November 29, 1864, the Colorado territory militia...
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camp of over 5,000 Sioux warriors. During the subsequent Battle of KilldeerMountain, United States forces lost 5 men killed and 10 men wounded. On August...
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of the KilldeerMountains. From around 35 million years ago, large quantities of gravel and sand from the Absaroka Mountains, Big Horn Mountains and Black...
Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1796 1865 The Clockmaker Phil Hall 1953 poet Killdeer Louis Hamelin 1959 novelist, short stories, literary critic La Rage, Sauvages...
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in the Northwestern Indian Expedition, fighting at the Battle of KilldeerMountain and in the Battle of the Badlands. Units of the regiment were at Camp...
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