Amidon [http://www.amidonnd.com/] is the county seat of Slope County, in the southwestern area of North Dakota. It has a population of about 26 people. Coordinates are Latitude 46.18N & Longitude 103.40W
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Amidon has the distinction of being the smallest county seat in the US. It was founded in 1910. Named in honor of Charles Amidon, a US District Judge in Fargo, ND.
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'''By car''': from I-94 exit 42, approx. 35 miles south on US Hy 85.
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'''White Butte''', the highest point in North Dakota, elevation 3,506 ft. Call for ''+1 701'' 879-6310 for permission to hike. If no answer, OK to hike but, obey trail courtesy: take only photographs, leave only footprints..
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'''Logging Camp Ranch ''', 5705 151st Ave. SW (''1 mi W of Amidon, take "Davis Dam" exit, follow signs marked "Logging Camp Ranch"''), ''+1 701'' 279-5501, [http://www.loggingcampranch.com]. Live, working ranch, from the 1880s to the present. Log cabins made from Ponderosa pine, Facilities sleep 25.
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'''Georgia's and the Owl''', near White Butte. Known for good food, particularly steaks.
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'''Firehouse RV Park and Antiques''', Hwy 85 & West St, ''+1 701'' 290-4377, Email: pyroeye2K@yahoo.com. Open May to September. 10 RV sites.
'''Logging Camp Ranch Bed and Breakfast''', 18 mi NW of Amidon. ''+1 701'' 279-5501, Email: jhanson@loggingcampranch.com. Set in a working ranch in scenic Badlands. Full breakfast, cabins, buffalo and bluegrass concerts.
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