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East Bench

Ghost town · Beaverhead County, Montana

Dillon East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Dillon East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

East Bench is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in Beaverhead County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists East Bench as a historical populated place on the Dillon 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 45.2416° N, 112.5647° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDillon East
Elevation5,178 ft
Nearest living townDillon, MT
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1797333
Coordinates45.24159, -112.56474

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What's there now

East Bench is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dillon, MT (population 4,020), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,178 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 East Bench?

East Bench is in Beaverhead County, Montana, at 45.2416, -112.5647.

How many ghost towns are in Beaverhead County?

Beaverhead County, Montana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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