Abandoned Record
About Bearmouth
Bearmouth is a former town located in Granite County, Montana, USA. It began as a trading post for the placer mining camps of Beartown, Garnet and Coloma, located in the hills north of Bearmouth in Granite County. A pioneer family named Lannen operated the gold exchange and ferry boat across the Clark Fork River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bearmouth, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Bearmouth is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Bearmouth
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1919 Drummond sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1921 Drummond sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Butte sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Butte sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Bearmouth sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Butte sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Butte sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Missoula East sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Bearmouth sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1996 Bearmouth sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Bearmouth
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
- Nimrod6.9 mi W · Granite
- Garnet8.0 mi N · Granite
- Coloma9.5 mi N · Missoula
- Gold Creek21.9 mi SE · Powell
- Pioneer22.1 mi SE · Powell
- Granite27.5 mi S · Granite
- Southern Cross34.8 mi S · Deer Lodge
- Hell Gate37.7 mi W · Missoula
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Bearmouth": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Bearmouth, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4876755.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).