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Wingina

Ghost town · Pondera County, Montana

Valier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Valier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wingina is a ghost town in Pondera County, Montana. It is one of 9 former communities in Pondera County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wingina as a historical populated place on the Belgian Hill 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 48.3225° N, 112.1211° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBelgian Hill
Elevation3,739 ft
Nearest living townValier, MT
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1748774
Coordinates48.32248, -112.12114

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What's there now

Wingina is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Valier, MT (population 626), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,739 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 Wingina?

Wingina is in Pondera County, Montana, at 48.3225, -112.1211.

How many ghost towns are in Pondera County?

Pondera County, Montana has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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