| | Welcome to Butte, Montana! Butte is the county seat of Silver Bow County. Butte had it's economic heyday between the late 19th century and the 1920 when the city was one of the largest and most notorious copper boomtowns in the American West. Butte was home to hundreds of saloons and a famous red-light district.Visitors to Butte today can see vintage architecture with smooth, worn streets, billboard images ghosted on brick hotels, and the head frames that mark entry into what was once the "Richest Hill on Earth."The countryside around Butte provides a wealth of outdoor opportunities. As a small city nestled in the Rocky Mountains along the Continental Divide, Butte serves as a springboard to almost 4 million acres of state and federal publicButte, Montana, is the perfect place for camping as well! No matter what type of camping you enjoy, there are campgrounds near Butte that have it all!Do you like geocaching? Butte, Montana offers over 465 opportunities for geocaching. When you visit Butte, be sure to bring your GPS and look for geocaches near Butte. |  | | | |
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