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Castle Rock

Ghost town · Rosebud County, Montana

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

Castle Rock is a ghost town in Rosebud County, Montana. It is one of 12 former communities in Rosebud County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Castle Rock as a historical populated place on the Trail Creek School 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 45.8755° N, 106.8034° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTrail Creek School
Elevation3,513 ft
Nearest living townColstrip, MT
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1923243
Coordinates45.87555, -106.80337

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What's there now

Castle Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Colstrip, MT (population 2,156), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,513 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 Castle Rock?

Castle Rock is in Rosebud County, Montana, at 45.8755, -106.8034.

How many ghost towns are in Rosebud County?

Rosebud County, Montana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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