Melrose Ghost Town

Silver Bow County, Montana45.6319, -112.6840

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
18 miButte-Silver Bow, MT
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Elevation
5,180 ft1,580 m
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Melrose. No free-licensed photo yet.

Melrose, in Silver Bow County, Montana, is a ghost town. It lies at about 5,180 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miButte-Silver BowAnaconda-Deer Lodge CountyDillonWhitehallMelrose
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Melrose. 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 Butte-Silver Bow, MT, about 18 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bozeman, MT, 79 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Hecla12 mi west
  2. Silver Bow26 mi north
  3. Gregson29 mi north
  4. Mammoth32 mi east
  5. Laurin34 mi southeast
  6. Bannack36 mi southwest
  7. Pony38 mi east
  8. Grayling41 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.

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 September, judging by NOAA normals from Glen 4 N. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Glen 4 N station (USC00243570), 7.4 miles away. About 9.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSilver Bow County, Montana
Coordinates45.63190, -112.68400
Elevation5,180 ft (1,580 m)
Also known asMelrose, Montana, Melrose, MT
SourcesWikidata Q6813613 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Melrose ghost town?

In Silver Bow County, Montana, at 45.6319, -112.6840. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Butte-Silver Bow, MT, about 18 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bozeman, MT, 79 miles away.

Can you visit Melrose?

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 Melrose?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Glen 4 N. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Melrose?

Yes. Hecla (12 mi), Silver Bow (26 mi), Gregson (29 mi), Mammoth (32 mi).

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