Mike Horse Ghost Town

Lewis and Clark County, Montana47.0263, -112.3606

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
25 miHelena Valley Northwest, MT
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
19 miMarysville
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Mike Horse. No free-licensed photo yet.

Mike Horse, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miHelenaHelena Valley West CentralHelena Valley NorthwestMontana CityMike Horse
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Mike Horse. 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 Helena Valley Northwest, MT, about 25 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Great Falls, MT, 60 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Marysville19 mi south
  2. Gold Creek40 mi southwest
  3. Louisville42 mi southeast
  4. Garnet48 mi west
  5. Wickes48 mi south
  6. Coloma50 mi west
  7. Comet50 mi south
  8. Bearmouth51 mi southwest

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: Helena National Forest. 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°3617Jan3716Feb4523Mar5330Apr6238May7146Jun8250Jul8149Aug7041Sep5532Oct4225Nov3418DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.8 inMar: 0.9 inApr: 1.8 inMay: 3.0 inJun: 3.1 inJul: 1.2 inAug: 1.2 inSep: 1.6 inOct: 1.4 inNov: 0.8 inDec: 0.8 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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Rogers Pass 9 Nne.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Rogers Pass 9 Nne station (USC00247159), 12 miles away. About 17.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLewis and Clark County, Montana
Coordinates47.02633, -112.36058
SourcesWikidata Q28208974 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Mike Horse ghost town?

In Lewis and Clark County, Montana, at 47.0263, -112.3606. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Helena Valley Northwest, MT, about 25 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Great Falls, MT, 60 miles away.

Can you visit Mike Horse?

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: Helena National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Mike Horse?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Rogers Pass 9 Nne.

Are there other ghost towns near Mike Horse?

Yes. Marysville (19 mi).

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