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Soda Butte

Ghost town · Park County, Wyoming

Mount Hornaday quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1989, 1:24,000)
Mount Hornaday quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1989, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Soda Butte is a ghost town in Park County, Wyoming. It is one of 2 former communities in Park County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Soda Butte as a historical populated place on the Mount Hornaday 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 44.8777° N, 110.1532° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Hornaday
Elevation6,653 ft
Nearest living townSilver Gate, MT
Distance to it12.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1597500
Coordinates44.87772, -110.15325

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What's there now

Soda Butte is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silver Gate, MT (population 94), about 12.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,653 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 Soda Butte?

Soda Butte is in Park County, Wyoming, at 44.8777, -110.1532.

How many ghost towns are in Park County?

Park County, Wyoming has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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