Abandoned Record
About Rimrock
Rimrock is a populated place located in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States at 45°48′08″N 108°42′11″W. The community is at an elevation of 3,468 feet.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rimrock, 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 Rimrock is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Rimrock
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.
- 1954 Billings sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Rimrock sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Billings sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Billings sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Billings 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 Rimrock
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Rimrock, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7334496.
- USGS GNIS 775771.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).