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Big Foot

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Montana

Boulder quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Boulder quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Big Foot is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Foot as a historical populated place on the Ratio Mountain 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 46.1244° N, 112.1508° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRatio Mountain
Elevation5,730 ft
Nearest living townBoulder, MT
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1762516
Coordinates46.12437, -112.15083

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What's there now

Big Foot is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boulder, MT (population 1,326), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,730 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 Big Foot?

Big Foot is in Jefferson County, Montana, at 46.1244, -112.1508.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County, Montana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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