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Prairie Elk

Ghost town · McCone County, Montana

Sadie Coulee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000)
Sadie Coulee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prairie Elk is a ghost town in McCone County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in McCone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Prairie Elk as a historical populated place on the Sadie Coulee 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 47.7833° N, 105.8631° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSadie Coulee
Elevation2,230 ft
Nearest living townVida, MT
Distance to it17.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1716175
Coordinates47.78334, -105.86307

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What's there now

Prairie Elk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vida, MT (population 60), about 17.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,230 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 Prairie Elk?

Prairie Elk is in McCone County, Montana, at 47.7833, -105.8631.

How many ghost towns are in McCone County?

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

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