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Ghost town · Rosebud County, Montana

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

Lee is a ghost town in Rosebud County, Montana. It is one of 12 former communities in Rosebud County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lee as a historical populated place on the Hammond Draw SW 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 45.8678° N, 106.3900° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHammond Draw SW
Elevation2,939 ft
Nearest living townColstrip, MT
Distance to it11.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1716783
Coordinates45.86778, -106.39001

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What's there now

Lee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Colstrip, MT (population 2,156), about 11.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,939 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 Lee?

Lee is in Rosebud County, Montana, at 45.8678, -106.3900.

How many ghost towns are in Rosebud County?

Rosebud County, Montana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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