Abandoned Record
About Ubet
Ubet (also written U-Bet or U-bet) was a stage stop settlement in Fergus County, Montana (but what is now Judith Basin County), United States. It is approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) west of Garneill, which was reputedly the best-known stagecoach station in the Montana Territory.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ubet, 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 Ubet is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Ubet
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.
- 1889 Big Snowy Mountain sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1893 Big Snowy Mountain sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Roundup sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Roundup sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Judith Gap sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Big Snowy Mountains sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1995 Judith Gap 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 Ubet
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
- Maiden39.3 mi NE · Fergus
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Ubet, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7876501.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).