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Birch Creek

Ghost town · Beaverhead County, Montana

Glen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Glen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Birch Creek is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in Beaverhead County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Birch Creek as a historical populated place on the Glen 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 45.4091° N, 112.7111° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGlen
Elevation5,341 ft
Nearest living townGlen, MT
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1797111
Coordinates45.40909, -112.71114

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What's there now

Birch Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glen, MT (population 60), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,341 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 Birch Creek?

Birch Creek is in Beaverhead County, Montana, at 45.4091, -112.7111.

How many ghost towns are in Beaverhead County?

Beaverhead County, Montana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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