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Mud Lake

Ghost town · Flathead County, Montana

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

Mud Lake is a ghost town in Flathead County, Montana. It is one of 15 former communities in Flathead County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mud Lake as a historical populated place on the Crater Lake 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 48.1194° N, 113.9996° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrater Lake
Elevation3,051 ft
Nearest living townBigfork, MT
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1795982
Coordinates48.11940, -113.99955

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What's there now

Mud Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bigfork, MT (population 5,249), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,051 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 Mud Lake?

Mud Lake is in Flathead County, Montana, at 48.1194, -113.9996.

How many ghost towns are in Flathead County?

Flathead County, Montana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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