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Abbott Lake

Ghost town · Pondera County, Montana

Valier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Valier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Abbott Lake is a ghost town in Pondera County, Montana. It is one of 9 former communities in Pondera County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Abbott Lake as a historical populated place on the Abbott Lake topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 48.4097° N, 112.2292° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAbbott Lake
Elevation3,640 ft
Nearest living townValier, MT
Distance to it7.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1748811
Coordinates48.40970, -112.22921

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What's there now

Abbott Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Valier, MT (population 626), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,640 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Abbott Lake?

Abbott Lake is in Pondera County, Montana, at 48.4097, -112.2292.

How many ghost towns are in Pondera County?

Pondera County, Montana has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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