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Silver Lake

Ghost town · Deer Lodge County, Montana

Silver Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Silver Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silver Lake is a ghost town in Deer Lodge County, Montana. It is one of 7 former communities in Deer Lodge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver Lake as a historical populated place on the Silver 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 46.1713° N, 113.2351° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSilver Lake
Elevation6,456 ft
Nearest living townAnaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1786368
Coordinates46.17131, -113.23506

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What's there now

Silver Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT (population 9,512), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,456 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 Silver Lake?

Silver Lake is in Deer Lodge County, Montana, at 46.1713, -113.2351.

How many ghost towns are in Deer Lodge County?

Deer Lodge County, Montana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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