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Six Mile

Ghost town · Missoula County, Montana

Alberton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Alberton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Six Mile is a ghost town in Missoula County, Montana. It is one of 7 former communities in Missoula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Six Mile as a historical populated place on the Huson 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 47.0333° N, 114.3523° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHuson
Elevation3,021 ft
Nearest living townHuson, MT
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1781237
Coordinates47.03326, -114.35234

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What's there now

Six Mile is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Huson, MT (population 59), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,021 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 Six Mile?

Six Mile is in Missoula County, Montana, at 47.0333, -114.3523.

How many ghost towns are in Missoula County?

Missoula County, Montana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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