Silver Bow Ghost Town

Silver Bow County, Montana46.0036, -112.6680

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.4 miButte-Silver Bow, MT
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
7.4 miGregson
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Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Silver Bow. No free-licensed photo yet.

Silver Bow is an abandoned town in Silver Bow County, Montana.

On the map

20 mi40 miButte-Silver BowAnaconda-Deer Lodge CountyDeer LodgeClancyBoulderWhitehallSilver Bow
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Silver Bow. 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 7.4 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bozeman, MT, 81 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Gregson7.4 mi northwest
  2. Melrose26 mi south
  3. Hecla30 mi southwest
  4. Southern Cross31 mi northwest
  5. Comet32 mi northeast
  6. Granite35 mi northwest
  7. Wickes36 mi northeast
  8. Princeton37 mi northwest

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

0°20°40°60°80°100°328Jan3510Feb4419Mar5126Apr6134May7041Jun8146Jul8044Aug6936Sep5427Oct4016Nov317DecJan: 0.4 inFeb: 0.4 inMar: 0.6 inApr: 1.3 inMay: 2.0 inJun: 2.5 inJul: 1.2 inAug: 1.3 inSep: 1.1 inOct: 0.8 inNov: 0.6 inDec: 0.5 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 Butte Bert Mooney Ap.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Butte Bert Mooney Ap station (USW00024135), 8.5 miles away. About 12.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSilver Bow County, Montana
Coordinates46.00360, -112.66800
Also known asSilver Bow, Butte
SourcesWikidata Q7515864 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Silver Bow ghost town?

In Silver Bow County, Montana, at 46.0036, -112.6680. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Butte-Silver Bow, MT, about 7.4 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bozeman, MT, 81 miles away.

Can you visit Silver Bow?

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 Silver Bow?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Butte Bert Mooney Ap.

Are there other ghost towns near Silver Bow?

Yes. Gregson (7.4 mi), Melrose (26 mi), Hecla (30 mi), Southern Cross (31 mi).

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