| Official Name: | Lone Butte |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lone Butte in British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cariboo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Regional district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cariboo |
| Coordinates: | 51.5539°N -121.2067°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Codes |
| Postal Code: | V0K 0A0 & V0K 1X0 |
| Area Codes: | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
| Blank1 Name: | Highways |
Lone Butte is an unincorporated community in the South Cariboo region of south central British Columbia, Canada. The place is adjacent to the butte of the same name and north of Green Lake. On BC Highway 24, the locality is by road about 182km (113miles) northwest of Kamloops and 112km (70miles) southeast of Williams Lake.
The post office, which opened in 1916,[1] was originally called Fawn.[2]
The hamlet was once larger than 100 Mile House to the northwest. The stockyards and lumber mills are long gone, as is the heritage hotel which burned down in 1998. The present log buildings comprise a pub, restaurant, and general store,[3] which has a gas bar. A small park includes a caboose and water tower.
The area's economy is ranching and recreation based.
The northward advance of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) rail head passed through Lone Butte in late April 1919. This construction camp had a large kitchen employing 25 cooks, of whom two received the Distinguished Conduct Medal and three the Military Medal during World War I.[4] At an elevation of about 1140m (3,740feet),[5] the former station was the highest on the line.
Canadian National Railways have operated the BC Rail line since 2004.[6]