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Echo Lake

Ghost town · Granite County, Montana

Georgetown Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Georgetown Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Echo Lake is a ghost town in Granite County, Montana. It is one of 9 former communities in Granite County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Echo Lake as a historical populated place on the Georgetown Lake 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 46.2333° N, 113.2676° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGeorgetown Lake
Elevation6,766 ft
Nearest living townPhilipsburg, MT
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID1781825
Coordinates46.23326, -113.26756

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What's there now

Echo Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Philipsburg, MT (population 1,012), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,766 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 Echo Lake?

Echo Lake is in Granite County, Montana, at 46.2333, -113.2676.

How many ghost towns are in Granite County?

Granite County, Montana has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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