Anaconda

Built around a copper smelter that processed ore from nearby Butte, Anaconda grew into a southwestern Montana city shaped by the mining industry. It stands in the Deer Lodge Valley, with the Pintler Mountains rising to the west and the wider Rocky Mountain country close at hand. The 585-foot Anaconda Stack, preserved from the Washoe smelter complex, remains the town’s defining industrial landmark. At Old Works Golf Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus on a former smelter site, black slag fills the bunkers—an unusual reminder of the city’s past. Routes from Anaconda lead toward Georgetown Lake and the Pintler Scenic Route. Continue with other webcams from western Montana to see how this part of Deer Lodge Valley connects with Butte and the Rocky Mountain interior.

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