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Frost

Ghost town · Lewis and Clark County, Montana

Steamboat Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Steamboat Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Frost is a ghost town in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It is one of 18 former communities in Lewis and Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Frost as a historical populated place on the Steamboat 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 47.2916° N, 112.5842° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSteamboat Mountain
Elevation6,780 ft
Nearest living townAugusta, MT
Distance to it16.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1789174
Coordinates47.29161, -112.58420

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What's there now

Frost is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Augusta, MT (population 222), about 16.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,780 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 Frost?

Frost is in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, at 47.2916, -112.5842.

How many ghost towns are in Lewis and Clark County?

Lewis and Clark County, Montana has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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