Scotts Bluff County is a county on the western border of the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,084, and was estimated to be 35,586 in 2025, making it the ninth-most
Scotts Bluff County courthouse from E 1
Scotts Bluff National Monument is located west of the city of Gering in western Nebraska, United States. This National Park Service site protects over 3,000 acres of historic overland trail remnants,
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
…abandoned, Scott had crawled sixty miles only to perish near the bluff that now bears his name. The bluff is now managed by the National Park Service as Scotts Bluff National Monument. The town of Gering was founded at the base of the bluff in 1887, and the city of Scottsbluff was founded across the North Platte River in 1900. Joined…
Covered Wagon on the Oregon Trail at Scotts Bluff
Mitchell Pass looking east. South Bluff's Sentinel Rock is to the right and Scotts Bluff's Eagle Rock is to the left.
Tunnel through Scotts Bluff
Panorama view of Mitchell Pass looking west, with South Bluff on the left and Scotts Bluff on the right