Sixteen Ghost Town

Meagher County, Montana46.2153, -110.9980

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
23 miWhite Sulphur Springs, MT
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
9.9 miRingling
Sixteen, Montana
Photo: Mark Hufstetler, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Sixteen is an abandoned town in Meagher County, Montana.

On the map

20 mi40 miBozemanBelgradeLivingstonFour CornersTownsendManhattanSixteen
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Sixteen. 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 White Sulphur Springs, MT, about 23 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bozeman, MT, 37 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Ringling9.9 mi northeast
  2. Maudlow11 mi southwest
  3. Calkins16 mi north
  4. Lombard21 mi west
  5. Lennep26 mi northeast
  6. Copperopolis32 mi northeast
  7. Louisville45 mi northwest
  8. Elkhorn45 mi west

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°3113Jan3212Feb4018Mar4824Apr5832May6639Jun7743Jul7741Aug6634Sep5227Oct3819Nov3013DecJan: 1.0 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 1.1 inApr: 1.9 inMay: 3.1 inJun: 2.9 inJul: 1.5 inAug: 1.3 inSep: 1.3 inOct: 1.6 inNov: 1.1 inDec: 1.0 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 Lennep 5 Sw. Snow is normal from October to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Lennep 5 Sw station (USC00244954), 22 miles away. About 18.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMeagher County, Montana
Coordinates46.21530, -110.99800
Also known asSixteen, Montana
SourcesWikidata Q7533028 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Sixteen ghost town?

In Meagher County, Montana, at 46.2153, -110.9980. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is White Sulphur Springs, MT, about 23 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bozeman, MT, 37 miles away.

Can you visit Sixteen?

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 Sixteen?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Lennep 5 Sw. Snow is normal from October to May.

Are there other ghost towns near Sixteen?

Yes. Ringling (9.9 mi), Maudlow (11 mi), Calkins (16 mi), Lombard (21 mi).

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