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Altyn

Ghost town · Glacier County, Montana

Lake Sherburne quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Lake Sherburne quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Altyn is a ghost town in Glacier County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Glacier County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Altyn as a historical populated place on the Lake Sherburne 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 48.8000° N, 113.6246° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Sherburne
Elevation4,799 ft
Nearest living townSt. Mary, MT
Distance to it9.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1750441
Coordinates48.79998, -113.62455

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What's there now

Altyn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Mary, MT (population 209), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,799 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 Altyn?

Altyn is in Glacier County, Montana, at 48.8000, -113.6246.

How many ghost towns are in Glacier County?

Glacier County, Montana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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