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Moosehorn

Ghost town · Beaverhead County, Montana

Isaac Meadows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Isaac Meadows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Moosehorn 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 Moosehorn as a historical populated place on the Isaac Meadows 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 45.5360° N, 113.7392° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIsaac Meadows
Elevation6,723 ft
Nearest living townWisdom, MT
Distance to it15.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1797378
Coordinates45.53603, -113.73924

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What's there now

Moosehorn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wisdom, MT (population 117), about 15.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,723 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 Moosehorn?

Moosehorn is in Beaverhead County, Montana, at 45.5360, -113.7392.

How many ghost towns are in Beaverhead County?

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

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