Guide Rock (hill)
| Guide Rock | |
|---|---|
| Pa-hur | |
Guide Rock, seen from the west. The bridge in the left foreground crosses Rankin Creek. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,713 ft (522 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°3′6″N 98°19′6″W / 40.05167°N 98.31833°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Webster County, Nebraska, United States |
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Guide Rock, whose Pawnee name is Pa-hur or Pahur, is a hill in south central Nebraska in the United States. In the traditional Pawnee religion, it was one of five dwelling places of spirit animals with miraculous powers.
In 1806, separate expeditions led by Facundo Melgares and Zebulon Pike both journeyed to a large Pawnee village nearby; Pike persuaded the inhabitants to lower the recently received flag of Spain and replace it with that of the United States.
The hill's English name was given to the nearby village of Guide Rock, Nebraska.