Wagner Ghost Town

Phillips County, Montana48.3706, -108.0770

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
9.5 miMalta, MT
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
54 miVandalia
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Wagner. No free-licensed photo yet.

Wagner is a ghost town in Phillips County, Montana.

On the map

20 mi40 miMaltaFort Belknap AgencyWagner
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Wagner. 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 Malta, MT, about 9.5 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Great Falls, MT, 161 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Vandalia54 mi east
  2. Rocky Point55 mi south
  3. Thoeny63 mi northeast
  4. Armells89 mi southwest
  5. Kendall99 mi southwest
  6. Square Butte115 mi southwest
  7. Lonetree117 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.

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°297Jan3211Feb4521Mar5933Apr6942May7752Jun8657Jul8656Aug7446Sep5933Oct4320Nov3110DecJan: 0.4 inFeb: 0.4 inMar: 0.5 inApr: 1.3 inMay: 1.7 inJun: 2.7 inJul: 1.6 inAug: 1.3 inSep: 1.4 inOct: 1.0 inNov: 0.7 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 April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Malta. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Malta station (USC00245334), 9.5 miles away. About 13.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPhillips County, Montana
Coordinates48.37060, -108.07700
Also known asWagner, Montana, Wagner, MT
SourcesWikidata Q7959588 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Wagner ghost town?

In Phillips County, Montana, at 48.3706, -108.0770. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Malta, MT, about 9.5 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Great Falls, MT, 161 miles away.

Can you visit Wagner?

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 Wagner?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Malta. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

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