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Cactus Flat

Ghost town · McCone County, Montana

Nashua quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Nashua quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cactus Flat is a ghost town in McCone County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in McCone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cactus Flat as a historical populated place on the Fort Peck 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 48.0264° N, 106.4184° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFort Peck
Elevation2,123 ft
Nearest living townFort Peck, MT
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1716195
Coordinates48.02641, -106.41837

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What's there now

Cactus Flat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Peck, MT (population 219), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,123 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 Cactus Flat?

Cactus Flat is in McCone County, Montana, at 48.0264, -106.4184.

How many ghost towns are in McCone County?

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

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