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Champion

Ghost town · Deer Lodge County, Montana

Butte North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Butte North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Champion is a ghost town in Deer Lodge County, Montana. It is one of 7 former communities in Deer Lodge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Champion as a historical populated place on the Lockhart Meadows 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 46.2338° N, 112.6134° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLockhart Meadows
Elevation6,384 ft
Nearest living townRacetrack, MT
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1786413
Coordinates46.23382, -112.61336

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What's there now

Champion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Racetrack, MT (population 6), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,384 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 Champion?

Champion is in Deer Lodge County, Montana, at 46.2338, -112.6134.

How many ghost towns are in Deer Lodge County?

Deer Lodge County, Montana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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