Gold Butte (Montana)

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Coordinates: 48°50′53″N 111°22′30″W / 48.8481743°N 111.3749715°W / 48.8481743; -111.3749715
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Gold Butte
Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation6,512 ft (1,985 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,342 ft (714 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Royal (6,914 ft)[2]
Isolation9.17 mi (14.76 km)[2]
Coordinates48°50′53″N 111°22′30″W / 48.8481743°N 111.3749715°W / 48.8481743; -111.3749715[3]
Geography
Gold Butte is located in Montana
Gold Butte
Gold Butte
Location in Montana
Gold Butte is located in the United States
Gold Butte
Gold Butte
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
State
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Gold Butte is a 6,512-foot (1,985-metre) mountain summit located in Toole County, Montana, United States.[3]

Description

Gold Butte is part of the

Topographic relief
is significant as the summit rises over 2,400 feet (730 meters) above the surrounding plains in less than two miles.

Gold Butte

Geology

Gold Butte is an exposed laccolith composed of diorite porphyry which was created by an igneous intrusion through older Cretaceous sedimentary rocks during the Eocene, about 50 million years ago.[4][5] Dikes and sills radiate across the conical mass. Over time, erosion of the sedimentary rock has exposed the solidified laccolith which is more resistant to weathering. Minor amounts of gold and silver were produced by placer mining in a gulch on the north slope during the late-19th and early-20th centuries.[4] The yield was likely less than 2,000 ounces of gold.[5]

History

The Sweet Grass Hills are sacred to the Blackfoot and other tribes.[6] Mountain Chief, Calf Tail, and Bull Lodge experienced their respective vision quests on Gold Butte.[5] The ghost town of "Gold Butte" was a gold-mining camp located on the mountain's northwest slope after gold was discovered here in 1884.[7][8] The landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Gold Butte is located in a semi-arid climate zone with long, cold, dry winters and hot summers with cool nights.[5][9] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gold Butte, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Gold Butte - 6,512' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  3. ^ a b c "Gold Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  4. ^ a b c Sweet Grass Hills, blm.gov, Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  5. ^ a b c d Sweet Grass Hills Resource(s) Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and West HiLine Resource(s) Management Plan (RMP), Toole County, Liberty County: Environmental Impact Statement, 1996, p. 13, 19.
  6. ISBN 9780975919613
    , p. 259.
  7. ISBN 9781664149021
  8. ^ "Gold Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  9. ISSN 1027-5606
    .

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