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Butte (population 33,934) is located in southwest, Montana.
Butte is an old copper mining town. The surrounding mountains have other minerals, too.
Stop at the Montana Tech Mineral Museum and see a huge gold nugget, weighing 27.475 troy ounces.
Miners running a placer mining operation found the nugget in the Highland Mountains near Butte in 1989.
High on a mountain near Butte is a statue of Our Lady of the Rockies.
"Our Lady" stands 90 tall. From the site of the statue, visitors have an awesome view of Butte in the valley below and nearby mountain ranges.
For lodging click on the the Montana.Ms site and book a room. Enjoy Butte, Montana!
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