Step back in history by taking a stroll at Garnet Ghost Town. Tucked away in the Montana Mountains, Garnet offers a stark reminder of the west’s gold rush.
Abandoned in the 1910s, Garnet is now a ghost town preserved by the Garnet Preservation Association and Bureau of Land Management.
Perched at a 6000 feet elevation, Garnet dates back to the 1890s. The town’s prospects changed when Sam Ritchey discovered plenty of gold at the Nancy Hanks mine.
From that moment, the boom was on as prospectors and mining companies flocked to Garnet.