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Eagle

Ghost town · Carbon County, Montana

Red Lodge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Red Lodge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eagle 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 Eagle as a historical populated place on the Red Lodge East 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 45.1255° N, 109.1632° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRed Lodge East
Elevation4,899 ft
Nearest living townBearcreek, MT
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1726762
Coordinates45.12550, -109.16321

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What's there now

Eagle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bearcreek, MT (population 93), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,899 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 Eagle?

Eagle is in Carbon County, Montana, at 45.1255, -109.1632.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

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

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