Lone Butte, British Columbia
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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
. 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 BC Rail), which arrived in the community by 1921.
Cariboo
The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that were once abundant in the region...
region of the Interior of British Columbia
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, north-east of 70 Mile House
70 Mile House, British Columbia
70 Mile House is situated on Highway 97 in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada. Its name is derived from its distance from Lillooet, which was Mile 0 of the Old Cariboo Road. Other examples of towns named by their distance from Lillooet on the Old Cariboo Road are 93 Mile House, 100 Mile...
on the north side of Green Lake
Green Lake (Cariboo)
Green Lake is a lake in the South Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada, located east of 70 Mile House. The lake is a popular recreational residential area frequented by owners from the Lower Mainland. Several locations around the lake are part of Green Lake Provincial Park.-References:*...
and near the butte of the same name
Lone Butte (British Columbia)
Lone Butte is a low, steep-sided mesa butte or volcanic plug in southern British Columbia, Canada, located on the southern Cariboo Plateau to the southeast of 100 Mile House. It is composed of columnar basalt that formed within a prehistoric volcano six million years ago...
. 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 BC Rail), which arrived in the community by 1921.