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Bitter Root

Ghost town · Ravalli County, Montana

Stevensville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Stevensville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bitter Root is a ghost town in Ravalli County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Ravalli County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bitter Root as a historical populated place on the Stevensville 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 46.5730° N, 114.0468° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStevensville
Elevation3,361 ft
Nearest living townFlorence, MT
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1803201
Coordinates46.57298, -114.04677

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What's there now

Bitter Root is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Florence, MT (population 993), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,361 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 Bitter Root?

Bitter Root is in Ravalli County, Montana, at 46.5730, -114.0468.

How many ghost towns are in Ravalli County?

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

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