Abandoned Record
About Rocky Point
The historic town of Rocky Point was on the south side of the Missouri River in Fergus County, Montana, in the Missouri Breaks. Rocky Point was located at a natural ford on the Missouri River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rocky Point, 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 Rocky Point is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Rocky Point
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 Lewistown sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Lewistown sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Kepple Bottoms sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Zortman 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 Rocky Point
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Rocky Point, Montana (ghost town)": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7355962.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).