Gold Creek Ghost Town

Powell County, Montana46.5836, -112.9080

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
15 miDeer Lodge, MT
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
17 miPrinceton
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Gold Creek. No free-licensed photo yet.

Gold Creek is a ghost town in Powell County, Montana.

On the map

20 mi40 miHelenaAnaconda-Deer Lodge CountyHelena Valley West CentralHelena Valley NorthwestDeer LodgeClancyHelena West SideGold Creek
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Gold Creek. 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 Deer Lodge, MT, about 15 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Missoula, MT, 57 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Princeton17 mi southwest
  2. Bearmouth22 mi northwest
  3. Granite24 mi southwest
  4. Garnet26 mi northwest
  5. Nimrod28 mi west
  6. Coloma29 mi northwest
  7. Southern Cross30 mi southwest
  8. Marysville31 mi east

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.

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

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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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Drummond Aviation. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Drummond Aviation station (USW00024139), 13 miles away. About 12.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPowell County, Montana
Coordinates46.58360, -112.90800
Also known asGold Creek, Montana, Gold Creek, MT
SourcesWikidata Q5578690 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Gold Creek ghost town?

In Powell County, Montana, at 46.5836, -112.9080. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Deer Lodge, MT, about 15 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Missoula, MT, 57 miles away.

Can you visit Gold Creek?

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.

When is the best time to visit Gold Creek?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Drummond Aviation. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Gold Creek?

Yes. Princeton (17 mi), Bearmouth (22 mi), Granite (24 mi), Garnet (26 mi).

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