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Big Warm

Ghost town · Blaine County, Montana

Ball Coulee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Ball Coulee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Big Warm is a ghost town in Blaine County, Montana. It is one of 19 former communities in Blaine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Warm as a historical populated place on the Ball Coulee 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 48.0203° N, 108.4493° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBall Coulee
Elevation3,202 ft
Nearest living townLodge Pole, MT
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1722408
Coordinates48.02027, -108.44931

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What's there now

Big Warm is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lodge Pole, MT (population 257), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,202 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 Warm?

Big Warm is in Blaine County, Montana, at 48.0203, -108.4493.

How many ghost towns are in Blaine County?

Blaine County, Montana has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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