While we don't have a date for the founding of Bald Butte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Bald Butte is 6,520 feet [1,987 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bald Butte is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Bald Butte lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Bald Butte: 406
Communities Also Named Bald Butte ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Bald Butte: This one is located in Lewis and Clark County and the other is located in Deer Lodge County.
Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
Blossburg (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bald Butte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bald Butte.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bald Butte. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bald Butte.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bald Butte. See our Newspapers Page for Bald Butte.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bald Butte ...
Looking for more information about Bald Butte? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bald Butte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bald Butte.
Adding Bald Butte to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bald Butte in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bald Butte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bald Butte post office opened in 1891.
If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lewis and Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bald Butte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
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A copy of their list with background information can be found at: