Soda Butte and the creek were named by A. Bart Henderson , a Cooke City miner , in 1870 .
It is named for a now - extinct geyser ( Soda Butte ) near its mouth .
Soda Butte   and the creek were named by A. Bart Henderson , a Cooke City miner , in 1870 .
It is named for a now - extinct geyser ( Soda Butte ) near its mouth .