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Welcome to Red Butte ...

So far, we found very little information about Red Butte. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Red Butte to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Red Butte, please Contact Us.

Red Butte would have been located within present day Humboldt County<2>.

Red Butte was founded in 1907.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Red Butte is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Red Butte is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Red Butte was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Red Butte was located: 775

Communities Also Named Red Butte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Red Butte - they are located in North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Red Butte ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Red Butte.

  • Happy Creek Station
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Happy Creek Station is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek Station
  • Pronto ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pronto is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
  • Placerites ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Placerites is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerites

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Red Butte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Butte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.