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Golden

Ghost town · Carbon County, Montana

Hatcher Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Hatcher Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Golden 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 Golden as a historical populated place on the Hatcher Pass 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 45.2188° N, 108.9660° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHatcher Pass
Elevation3,749 ft
Nearest living townBridger, MT
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1726801
Coordinates45.21884, -108.96598

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What's there now

Golden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bridger, MT (population 850), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,749 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 Golden?

Golden is in Carbon County, Montana, at 45.2188, -108.9660.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

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

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