Elkhorn - Montana's Most Iconic Ghost Town

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Elkhorn, Montana has to be the most preserved ghost town I've seen in the Northwest and is debatably the most iconic ruin in the state. High in the Elkhorn Mountains of Central Montana, about an hour south of Helena and tucked behind the small town of Boulder is one of the state’s most visited ghost towns. The town is so popular, in fact, that the population has actually begun to regrow up from zero about thirty years ago to about a dozen now.

It was one of the most cosmopolitan, civil, and refined mining boom towns in the Territory, though it had its fair share of excitement. Let’s dive into the ghost town of Elkhorn, Montana.