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Ghost town · Powder River County, Montana
Moores is a ghost town in Powder River County, Montana. It is the only former community in Powder River County recorded on the federal names register, out of 462 across Montana.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Moores as a historical populated place on the Lonesome Peak 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 45.2686° N, 105.5972° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Lonesome Peak |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,293 ft |
| Nearest living town | Broadus, MT |
| Distance to it | 15.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1721486 |
| Coordinates | 45.26860, -105.59722 |
What's there now
Moores is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Broadus, MT (population 426), about 15.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,293 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Lightning Flatghost town · Crook County · 33.7 mi
- Gopherghost town · Rosebud County · 34.4 mi
- Chalk Buttesghost town · Carter County · 49.5 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.