Entry No. 37 — the Butte file — filed under: after-dark

Our Lady of the Rockies (Night Tour)

A 90-foot white statue of Mary stands on the Continental Divide directly above town, the fourth-tallest statue in the United States, built entirely by local volunteers and airlifted to the ridge in sections by an Army National Guard Skycrane helicopter. At night floodlights at her base make her glow nearly as bright as the full moon, visible for miles across the basin. From roughly June through October a tour bus is the only way up to the actual site (the road crosses private land), where you also reach the chapel and the Wall of Women monument. Tours depart from the Our Lady of the Rockies gift shop at 1707 Continental Dr., Butte.

The move: Take the seasonal evening tour up the switchbacks to stand beside the floodlit statue, then look down on the lights of Butte sprawled across the mining basin below.

• 📍 Butte
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: Continental Divide above Butte; tour bus departs from the Butte Plaza Mall, 3100 Harrison Ave, Butte, MT 59701

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-24