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Lion City

Ghost town · Beaverhead County, Montana

Vipond Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Vipond Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lion City 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 Lion City as a historical populated place on the Mount Tahepia 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 45.6083° N, 112.9259° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Tahepia
Elevation8,881 ft
Nearest living townDewey, MT
Distance to it12.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1797360
Coordinates45.60826, -112.92587

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What's there now

Lion City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dewey, MT (population 27), about 12.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,881 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 Lion City?

Lion City is in Beaverhead County, Montana, at 45.6083, -112.9259.

How many ghost towns are in Beaverhead County?

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

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