Abandoned Record
About Mondak
Mondak is a ghost town in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States, which flourished c. 1903–1919, in large measure by selling alcohol to residents of North Dakota, then a dry state.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mondak, 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 Mondak is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Mondak
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.
- 1909 Glendive sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Glendive sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Wolf Point sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Glendive sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Glendive sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Wolf Point sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Bainville SE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Culbertson sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Mondak
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Mondak, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6898593.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).