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Mountain View

Ghost town · Lake County, Montana

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

Mountain View is a ghost town in Lake County, Montana. It is one of 3 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mountain View as a historical populated place on the East Bay 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 47.6444° N, 114.0759° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Bay
Elevation3,241 ft
Nearest living townTurtle Lake, MT
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1796848
Coordinates47.64438, -114.07594

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What's there now

Mountain View is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Turtle Lake, MT (population 61), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,241 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 Mountain View?

Mountain View is in Lake County, Montana, at 47.6444, -114.0759.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, Montana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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