Garnet Ghost Town

Granite County, Montana46.8253, -113.3390

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
25 miSeeley Lake, MT
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
2.3 miColoma
Garnet, Montana
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Garnet is a ghost town in Granite County, Montana.

On the map

20 mi40 miMissoulaLoloDeer LodgeStevensvilleGarnet
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Garnet. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Seeley Lake, MT, about 25 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Missoula, MT, 33 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Coloma2.3 mi northwest
  2. Bearmouth8 mi south
  3. Nimrod11 mi southwest
  4. Gold Creek26 mi southeast
  5. Princeton29 mi south
  6. Granite35 mi south
  7. Hell Gate36 mi west
  8. Southern Cross43 mi south

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Missoula Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°308Jan358Feb4618Mar5424Apr6430May7138Jun8241Jul8239Aug7132Sep5523Oct3916Nov299DecJan: 1.4 inFeb: 1.0 inMar: 0.8 inApr: 1.1 inMay: 1.9 inJun: 2.2 inJul: 0.8 inAug: 0.6 inSep: 0.9 inOct: 1.5 inNov: 1.6 inDec: 1.4 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Potomac. Snow is normal from October to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Potomac station (USC00246685), 11 miles away. About 15.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationGranite County, Montana
Coordinates46.82530, -113.33900
Also known asGarnet, Montana
SourcesWikidata Q5523635 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Garnet ghost town?

In Granite County, Montana, at 46.8253, -113.3390. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Seeley Lake, MT, about 25 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Missoula, MT, 33 miles away.

Can you visit Garnet?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Missoula Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Garnet?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Potomac. Snow is normal from October to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Garnet?

Yes. Coloma (2.3 mi), Bearmouth (8 mi), Nimrod (11 mi), Gold Creek (26 mi).

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