Lone Butte, British Columbia
Lone Butte | |
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Lone Butte Location of Lone Butte in British Columbia | |
Coordinates: 51°33′00″N 121°12′00″W / 51.55000°N 121.20000°WCoordinates: 51°33′00″N 121°12′00″W / 51.55000°N 121.20000°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Postal Codes | V0K 0A0 & V0K 1X0 |
Area code(s) | 250, 778 |
Lone Butte is an unincorporated community in the South Cariboo region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, north-east of 70 Mile House on the north side of Green Lake and near the butte of the same name.[1] The area's economy is ranching and recreation based.
At an elevation of approximately 3700 feet above sea level, Lone Butte marks the highest point on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (now known as CN Rail), which arrived in the community by 1921. [2]
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- Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
- Geography of the Cariboo
- Populated places in the Cariboo Regional District
- Designated places in British Columbia
- Cariboo Regional District geography stubs