Four Buttes, Montana

Four Buttes, Montana
Unincorporated community
Wildlife in Four Buttes, Montana
Wildlife in Four Buttes, Montana
Four Buttes is located in Montana
Four Buttes
Four Buttes
Four Buttes is located in the United States
Four Buttes
Four Buttes
Coordinates: 48°48′35″N 105°36′23″W / 48.80972°N 105.60639°W / 48.80972; -105.60639
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyDaniels
Elevation
[1]
2,484 ft (757 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code406
GNIS feature ID771546[1]

Four Buttes is an unincorporated community in Daniels County, Montana, United States. Four Buttes is located on Secondary Highway 248, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) west of Scobey. The community is named for a group of four large buttes to its west.[2]

Four Buttes was founded in 1926 as a stop on the Great Northern Railway. Residents built a grain elevator along the railroad, allowing area farmers to export their products.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Four Buttes, Montana
  2. ^ a b "Four Buttes". Montana Official State Travel Site. Montana Office of Tourism. Retrieved July 8, 2014.


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