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Battle

Ghost town · Carbon County, Wyoming

Red Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Red Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Battle is a ghost town in Carbon County, Wyoming. It is one of 16 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. No county in Wyoming has more among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Battle as a historical populated place on the Red Mountain 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 41.1558° N, 106.9823° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRed Mountain
Elevation9,918 ft
Nearest living townEncampment, WY
Distance to it10.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1597963
Coordinates41.15580, -106.98227

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What's there now

Battle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Encampment, WY (population 491), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,918 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 Battle?

Battle is in Carbon County, Wyoming, at 41.1558, -106.9823.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

Carbon County, Wyoming has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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