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Lost Lake

Ghost town · Phillips County, Montana

Down Reservoir NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1984, 1:24,000)
Down Reservoir NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1984, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lost Lake is a ghost town in Phillips County, Montana. It is one of 14 former communities in Phillips County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lost Lake as a historical populated place on the Down Reservoir NE 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 48.6417° N, 108.2785° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDown Reservoir NE
Elevation2,885 ft
Nearest living townTurner Colony, MT
Distance to it10.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1722044
Coordinates48.64167, -108.27846

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What's there now

Lost Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Turner Colony, MT (population 112), about 10.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,885 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 Lost Lake?

Lost Lake is in Phillips County, Montana, at 48.6417, -108.2785.

How many ghost towns are in Phillips County?

Phillips County, Montana has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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