Place details
Place nameButte
Other namesButte City
CountryUnited States
Latitude46
Longitude-112.533
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on W slope of Continental Divide; founded as gold mining camp in 1862; boomed after immense deposits of copper & silver were found within city limits; expanded after arrival of railroads in 1880s; copper, zinc, lead & manganese are mined nearby.