Welcome to Bald Butte ...

Bald Butte is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.

The location of Bald Butte has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> 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

The telephone 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.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bald Butte.

Communities near Bald Butte ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bald Butte.

• Helena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Atlantic City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Canyon Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Creek
  • Canyon Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon Creek <4>
• Austin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Silver City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Birdseye
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
  • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
• Frontier Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
  • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Elliston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
  • Elliston is located in Powell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliston <4>
• Fort Harrison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harrison
  • Fort Harrison is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Harrison <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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.<5>

From that list, the Bald Butte post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bald Butte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bald Butte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/