BUTTE

Area Contact

Butte Convention and Vistors Burreau

406-723-3177

800-735-6814

406-723-1215 -fax

www.buttecvb.com

Population

35,000

Elevation

5,545 ft.

At the turn of the century, Butte was one of the largest cities west of the Mississippi. Today, Butte’s colorful history can be seen in its ethnic neighborhoods, preserved Victorian uptown business district and stately mansions. Located virtually on the Continental Divide, surrounded by mountains, the Mile High City lies on some of the world’s richest mineral reserves. The outlying area features numerous ghost towns and abandoned mines.

Credits

Features:

Don’t Come Knocking, The Last Ride, Love Comes to the Executioner, Runaway Train, Thousand Pieces of Gold

Television:

Copper Kings, Court TV, E! TV, History Channel, Homes of Our Heritage, In A Minute, Inside Edition, Nickelodeon, Personal FX, Return To Lonesome Dove,Treasure Hunters, T-Rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood, Window on America

Commercials:

Amway, ARCO, AT&T Wireless, Fleishman Hillard, Ford, McDonald’s, Persil Laundry Detergent, State Farm, Wal-Mart

Still Shoots:

Benetton catalog, Chevy Blazer, Ford, Marlboro Classics Clothing

Documentaries:

Beara to Butte, Irish in America, Nobody’s Girls, What a Home Means to Me

Special Locations

Anselmo Mine Yard

Berkeley Pit

Butte-Silver Bow Arts Chateau

Copper King Mansion

Courthouse

Dumas Brothel Museum

High Altitude Sports Center

Mai Wah

Masonic Temple

Montana Tech of the University of Montana

Our Lady of the Rockies

Piccadilly Museum of Transportation

St. Lawrence Church

World Museum of Mining and 1899 Mining Camp

Accommodations

13 hotels/motels, with 1,287 rooms SEARCH

81 restaurants SEARCH

Airport

Bert Mooney Airport – 406-494-3771

City Officials

Chief Executive – 406-497-6220

Courthouse – 406-497-6200

Fairgrounds

Butte Vigilante Rodeo Grounds – 406-494-3002

History/Museums

Arts Chateau – 406-723-7600

Butte Historical Society – 406-782-9267

Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives – 406-497-6226

The Copper King Mansion – 406-782-7580

Mineral Museum at Montana Tech – 406-496-4414

World Museum of Mining – 406-723-7211

Media

Newspapers

Montana Standard – 406-496-5500

Butte Weekly – 406-782-3820

Rountown Review – 406-782-4100

Radio

KBOW/KOPR – 406-494-7777

KXTIVKMBR-KAAR – 406-494-4442

Television

KTVM – 406-494-7603

KWYB – 406-782-7185

KXLF – 406-496-8400

Public Lands

Bureau of Land Management – 406-533-7600

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest – 406-683-3984

Lewis and Clark Caverns – 406-287-3541

State Parks Region 3 – 406-994-4042

Safety and Security

Fire Department – 406-782-4224

Highway Patrol – 406-494-3233

Sheriff – 406-782-4224

Utilities

Power Northwestern Energy – 888-467-2669

Telephone

Qwest – 800-603-6000

Current Weather

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