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Scotch Coulee

Ghost town · Carbon County, Montana

Red Lodge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Red Lodge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Scotch Coulee 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 Scotch Coulee as a historical populated place on the Red Lodge East 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 45.1638° N, 109.2132° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRed Lodge East
Elevation5,010 ft
Nearest living townRed Lodge, MT
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1726668
Coordinates45.16383, -109.21321

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What's there now

Scotch Coulee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Red Lodge, MT (population 2,399), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,010 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 Scotch Coulee?

Scotch Coulee is in Carbon County, Montana, at 45.1638, -109.2132.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

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

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