World Museum of Mining
The World Museum of Mining is a museum and memorial in Butte, Montana. Chartered in 1964 as a non-profit educational corporation, the Museum first opened in July 1965.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alumni Coliseum and Copper King Mansion.
Alumni Coliseum
Stadium
Alumni Coliseum, officially Bob Green Field at Alumni Coliseum, is a 2,000-seat college football stadium in the northwestern United States, located at the campus of Montana Technological University in Butte, Montana. Alumni Coliseum is situated 1,500 feet northeast of World Museum of Mining.
Copper King Mansion
Museum
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The Copper King Mansion, also known as the W. A. Clark Mansion, is a 34-room residence of Romanesque Revival Victorian architecture that was built from 1884 to 1888 as the Butte, Montana, residence of William Andrews Clark, one of Montana's three famous Copper Kings. Copper King Mansion is situated 1¼ miles east of World Museum of Mining.
Butte–Anaconda Historic District
Protected area
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The Butte–Anaconda Historic District is a National Historic Landmark that spans parts of Walkerville, Butte and Anaconda, Montana, United States. It has the most resources of any U.S. National Historic Landmark District. Butte–Anaconda Historic District is situated 1½ miles east of World Museum of Mining.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Butte and Walkerville.
Butte
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Butte is one of the major towns in Montana, with a population of 35,000. In its heyday between the late 19th century and about 1920, it was one of the largest and most notorious copper boomtowns in the American West, home to hundreds of saloons and a famous red-light district.
Walkerville
Village
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Walkerville is a town in Silver Bow County, Montana, United States, that is an enclave of the consolidated city-county of Butte. The population was 639 at the 2020 census. Walkerville is situated 2 miles northeast of World Museum of Mining.
Elk Park Pass
Locality
Elk Park Pass, elevation 6,352 ft, is a mountain pass on the Continental Divide in southwestern Montana, about 4 miles northeast of Butte. It is traversed by Interstate 15 and is one of three crossings of the Divide by the Interstate, the others being Monida Pass and Deer Lodge Pass southwest of Butte. Elk Park Pass is situated 5 miles east of World Museum of Mining.
World Museum of Mining
- Type: Museum
- Address: 155 Mining Museum Road, Butte, MT
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Silver Bow County, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.00964° or 46° 0′ 35″ northLongitude
-112.5653° or 112° 33′ 55″ westElevation
5,696 feet (1,736 metres)Open location code
85R92C5M+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 366093967OpenStreetMap feature
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