Taft Ghost Town

Mineral County, Montana47.4192, -115.5980

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
17 miThompson Falls, MT
Mild months
Jun–Sep4 of 12
Next ghost town
13 miBurke
Illustration of a forest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Taft. No free-licensed photo yet.

Taft, in Mineral County, Montana, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miKelloggPinehurstThompson FallsPlainsTaft
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Taft. 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 Thompson Falls, MT, about 17 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Coeur d'Alene, ID, 59 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Burke13 mi northwest
  2. Black Bear14 mi northwest
  3. Frisco14 mi northwest
  4. Hell Gate80 mi southeast
  5. Elberton82 mi west
  6. Mock96 mi west
  7. Wilcox98 mi southwest
  8. Bishop99 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: Lolo 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°2819Jan2819Feb3422Mar4027Apr5036May5842Jun7052Jul6951Aug5944Sep4432Oct3224Nov2718DecJan: 5.9 inFeb: 4.7 inMar: 5.0 inApr: 3.6 inMay: 3.0 inJun: 3.1 inJul: 1.1 inAug: 1.1 inSep: 1.6 inOct: 3.9 inNov: 6.0 inDec: 6.0 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run June to September, judging by NOAA normals from Mullan Pass Vor/Dme.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Mullan Pass Vor/Dme station (USW00024154), 3.4 miles away. About 45.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMineral County, Montana
Coordinates47.41920, -115.59800
Also known asTaft, Montana
SourcesWikidata Q7675019 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Taft ghost town?

In Mineral County, Montana, at 47.4192, -115.5980. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Thompson Falls, MT, about 17 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Coeur d'Alene, ID, 59 miles away.

Can you visit Taft?

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

When is the best time to visit Taft?

Mild months here run June to September, judging by NOAA normals from Mullan Pass Vor/Dme.

Are there other ghost towns near Taft?

Yes. Burke (13 mi), Black Bear (14 mi), Frisco (14 mi).

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