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Dryhead

Ghost town · Carbon County, Montana

East Pryor Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
East Pryor Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dryhead is a ghost town in Carbon County, Montana. It is one of 11 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dryhead as a historical populated place on the East Pryor Mountain 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 45.1763° N, 108.2735° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Pryor Mountain
Elevation5,214 ft
Nearest living townFort Smith, MT
Distance to it19.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1726764
Coordinates45.17634, -108.27345

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What's there now

Dryhead is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Smith, MT (population 105), about 19.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,214 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 Dryhead?

Dryhead is in Carbon County, Montana, at 45.1763, -108.2735.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

Carbon County, Montana has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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