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Benton Lake

Ghost town · Cascade County, Montana

Great Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500)
Great Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Benton Lake is a ghost town in Cascade County, Montana. It is one of 15 former communities in Cascade County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Benton Lake as a historical populated place on the Benton Lake East topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 47.6916° N, 111.2925° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBenton Lake East
Elevation3,640 ft
Nearest living townBlack Eagle, MT
Distance to it11.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1762284
Coordinates47.69163, -111.29247

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What's there now

Benton Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Black Eagle, MT (population 654), about 11.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,640 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Benton Lake?

Benton Lake is in Cascade County, Montana, at 47.6916, -111.2925.

How many ghost towns are in Cascade County?

Cascade County, Montana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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