- See Lone Butte for other mountains of this name.
| Lone Butte | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,237 m (4,058 ft) |
| Prominence | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Listing | List of volcanoes in Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°33′11.9″N 121°11′20.1″W / 51.553306°N 121.188917°W |
| Geography | |
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| Location | South Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Lillooet Land District |
| Parent range | Cariboo Plateau |
| Topo map | NTS 92P11 100 Mile House |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic plug |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Chilcotin Group |
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. It is part of the geological formation known as the Chilcotin Group, which lies in between the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains and the mid-Fraser River. BCWireless Ltd uses Lone Butte as one of its main access point for Broadband Internet distribution.