Robidoux Pass

A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

From the record

“Robidoux Pass, also known as Roubadeau Pass, Roubedeau Pass, Roubideau Pass, Roubidoux Pass and Roubadeau Pass Gap, is a gap passing through the Wildcat Hills near Scottsbluff, Nebraska about 9 miles (14 km) west of Gering, Nebraska. The gap was on the Great Platte River Road section of the historic Oregon or Emigrant Trail.”
Wikipedia article Robidoux Pass, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 19 National Register listings published here for Scotts Bluff County · listed in 1966 · category: Site · a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 9 mi. W of Gering, Gering, 69341
When was it listed? October 1966
Category. site
Precinct. Roubadeau precinct
National Register reference number. 66000450 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

23 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Robidoux Pass between 2007 and 2020, burning about 152 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5
Natural	4
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
15 September 2020	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
13 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
1 September 2010	Natural	40 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
24 August 2011	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
2 August 2016	Natural	2.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
9 July 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
7 July 2018	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
5 July 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Scotts Bluff County

Storms near this property

60 of 86 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gering, the town this property stands in, in 86 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 52 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 5 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2023	Tornado (EF2)	Gering	$135,000	A tornado tracked approximately 1 to 3 miles ENE of Gering, causing significant damage to a structure with debris scattered up to 1/2 mile to the west, including hazardous material. Vehicles on the property were thrown 50 feet. A small wooden trailer was thrown 1/4 mile away. Additionally, irrigation pivots were rolled numerous times and power lines were broken along Highway 26. Damage was consistent with an EF-2 tornado. Confirmed by official NWS Storm Survey.
April 2001	Hail	Gering	$75,000	no account filed
August 1996	Hail	Gering	$20,000	no account filed
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Scottsbluff RAWS site reported a wind gust of 60mph.
July 2025	Hail	Gering	-	Report of quarter size hail.
July 2025	Hail	Gering	-	Report of ping pong ball size hail.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Gering	-	Video from social media showing water completely covering and flowing down County Road U.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Chaser reported 50 to 60 mph microburst winds at this location.
August 2024	Hail	Gering	-	Storm chaser reported half dollar to golf ball sized hail between County Road 17 and Highway 71.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	RAWS site Scottsbluff measured downburst winds west of Gering.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Numerous reports of wind damage south of Gering near the Banner County line. Several trees were snapped with roof damage to a house.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Gering	-	Multiple reports of water flowing over roads and curbs. One report that water was up to the entrance of the courthouse.
June 2024	Hail	Gering	-	The public reported quarter sized hail in Gering.
June 2024	Hail	Gering	-	Half dollar sized hail was reported in Gering.
June 2024	Hail	Gering	-	Quarter sized hail was reported in the town of Gering.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Gering	-	Numerous roads in and around the city of Scottsbluff flooded due to heavy rain.
May 2023	Hail	Gering	-	Multiple reports of up to 2 inches deep of hail accumulation in and around the city of Gering. Largest stones were half-dollar sized.
May 2023	Hail	Gering	-	Multiple reports of up to quarter sized hail falling in and around the city of Gering. Hail accumulation several inches deep and clogging drains, resulting in street flooding.
June 2023	Hail	Gering	-	Quarter sized hail was reported in Gering.
June 2023	Hail	Gering	-	Quarter sized hail was reported 3 miles W of Gering.
June 2023	Tornado (EF1)	Gering	-	A confirmed tornado produced a broad, diffuse area of damage along CR 24 and Highway 92 from a secondary tornadic circulation just east of the main Gering tornado. An EF-1 rating was based on a quonset collapse and broken power poles.
June 2023	Tornado (EFU)	Gering	-	A trained spotter reported a rain-wrapped tornado with lofted debris near the intersection of CR 26 and Highway 92.
October 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Scotts Bluff County EMA shared numerous photos of tree and property damage with multiple large trees down with structural damage to several outbuildings in SW Gering due to an apparent localized microburst. Wind gusts estimated at 70+ MPH.
June 2023	Flash Flood	Gering	-	A trained spotter reported flash flooding with water running over Highway 71 east of Gering.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Measured at the Scottsbluff RAWS.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Video of strong winds and report of winds from handheld anemometer were sent to the office from the observer.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Tree along Sandberg Road was uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Report of winds measured by handheld anemometer relayed by KNEB staff to office.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Multiple large, diameter tree branches were snapped by thunderstorm winds.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Gering	-	Flood waters were reportedly one to two feet deep near the intersection of 5th Street and S street in Gering.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Photos received showing a large recreation vehicle trailer blown over at the Roddoux RV park.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Observer estimated the reported wind gusts using handheld anemometer.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Several large diameter tree branches were reported knocked down.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were observed west of Gering.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were observed at Gering.
July 2017	Hail	Gering	-	Quarter size hail was observed west of Gering.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Estimated wind gusts of 70 mph were observed west of Gering.
June 2016	Flash Flood	Gering	-	Flash flooding washed out portions of County Road 19 north of Carter Canyon Road.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph at Gering.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph were estimated at Terrytown.
June 2015	Hail	Gering	-	Half dollar size hail was observed at the Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area south of Gering.
May 2014	Hail	Gering	-	Quarter size hail was observed in Gering.
June 2014	Hail	Gering	-	Penny to quarter size hail was observed seven miles south of Gering.
September 2014	Heavy Rain	Gering	-	A spotter measured 3.82 inches of rain.
June 2012	Hail	Gering	-	Ping pong ball to golf ball sized hail was reported in Gering.
June 2012	Hail	Gering	-	Golf ball sized hail was reported in Gering.
June 2012	Hail	Gering	-	Ping pong ball sized hail was observed in Gering.
June 2012	Hail	Gering	-	There were numerous reports of golf ball to hen egg sized hail in Gering.
June 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Gering	-	Also had 1.75 inch hail. Definite rotation in sky and definite rotation of dirt on the ground. Estimated duration, path width and length. No damage reported at this location.
May 2010	Hail	Gering	-	Heavy rain also occurred.
May 2010	Hail	Gering	-	Golf ball to baseball size hail on south side of town.
May 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Gering	-	Time of report was 1116MST. Estimated duration, path width and length due to no survey being performed.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Wind gust recorded at Scotts Bluff National Monument.
June 2006	Hail	Gering	-	Nickel to Golfball sized hail reported over an area from west to southwest of Gering, NE.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Dry microburst winds reported between Gering and Mitchell, NE. Some trees blown down along with isolated power outages.
July 2005	Hail	Gering	-	1 inch to 1.75 inch diameter hail.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Gering	-	Local radio station reported 60 to 70 mph wind gusts in and near Gering, NE.
June 1999	Hail	Gering	-	3/4 inch hail reported 5 miles south of Gering, NE
July 1994	Hail	Gering	-	More than three inches of rain fell in an hour, overfilling an irrigation canal. Backups occurred in a sewer system as a result of the runoff, damaging 19 homes. Nearly 200 other homes were flooded due to the storm's runoff, with over $1.1 million in damages. Three inches of hail damaged about 26,500 acres of crops in the area.
June 2022	Hail	Gering	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Scotts Bluff County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 66000450 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Scotts Bluff County	All 19 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.