Jul 18, 2024 · Perched on top of a mountain stands "Our Lady of the Rockies". The 90-foot steel statue of Mary is not only a tribute to a local woman but a tribute to women all over the world, especially mothers. The statue is the brainchild of Bob O'Bill.

Oct 29, 2024 · Our Lady of the Rockies looks out across the city of Butte, Montana with arms stretched wide from a vantage of some 3,500 feet above the city, and weighing over 50 tons.

Our Lady of the Rockies is a 90-foot (27 m) statue built in the likeness of Mary, the mother of Jesus, that stands atop the Continental Divide overlooking Butte, Montana, United States. It is the fourth-tallest statue in the United States after Birth of the New World, the Statue of Liberty, and the Pegasus and Dragon. The base is 8,510 feet ...

Our lady of the Rockies is entirely nondenominational, and was dedicated by workers to woman everywhere, especially to mothers. Volunteers spent many summer evenings blasting a road to the top of the Rockies.

Mar 22, 2016 · On the towering East Ridge overlooking the city sits the third-tallest statue in America: a 90-foot-tall homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary, brilliantly white and perched 3500 feet above the valley floor, known as Our Lady of the Rockies. Her story began in 1979 with Butte resident Bob O’Bill, whose wife was nearing death from cancer.

Mar 4, 2023 · As the fourth largest statue in the United States and the largest Lady Madonna in the whole of the country, Our Lady of the Rockies is truly a sight to behold. At a towering 90 feet tall, the stately Mother Mary peacefully watches over the mountain town of Butte, Montana , right atop the Continental Divide .

Our Lady of the Rockies is a 90-foot (27 m) statue, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, that sits atop the Continental Divide overlooking Butte, Montana. It is the fourth-tallest statue in the United States. See Our Lady of the Rockies statue and tour.

Our Lady of the Rockies is a 90-foot tall statue that sits on top of the Continental Divide near Butte. In December of 1985, the Montana National Guard, the Army Reserve, and teams of civilian workers worked together to place the 51-ton statue on top of the mountain.

Our Lady of the Rockies is a beautiful white 90 ft. statue of Mary the Mother of Jesus. It stands on top of the US continental divide overlooking the city of Butte, Montana. It was touted as the 4th largest statue in the United States.

Our Lady of the Rockies is the third tallest statue in the United States, and it's elevated - towering 3,500 feet above town. It's visible day and night, and the people of Butte love that it's here. Here's the story behind this unique Montana landmark.