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Buffalo Mound is a natural landmark in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, as mentioned in early histories and scientific journals.[2][3] The site also holds significance to some Indian cultures and is a burial location.[4]
Buffalo Mound | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 387 m (1,270 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 39°3′42.37″N 96°4′25.48″W[1] GNIS feature ID: 476615 |
Geography | |
Location | Shawnee County, Kansas, United States |
The common name of the landmark came from the mound's resemblance to the back of a buffalo.[5]
Today, the mound is a landmark next to Interstate 70 within the incorporated limits of Topeka, recognizable from several miles on the Interstate by the emergence of the buffalo shape above much closer hills; owing to the greater distance, the buffalo shape often has some visual contrast to the nearer ridges. However, in the mid-1800s the Mound was the location of the last villages of the Kaw reservation that were all destroyed by the Great Flood of 1844, causing the tribe to sell out in 1846 and take a new reservation around Council Grove astride the Santa Fe Trail.