Mine Creek
Mine Creek is a locality in Deer Lodge County, Montana and has an elevation of 5,190 feet. Mine Creek is situated nearby to the locality Mill Creek, as well as near Staton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park.
Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park
Photo: Banjodog, Public domain.
The Anaconda Smelter Stack is the tallest surviving masonry structure in the world, with an overall height of about 585 feet, including a brick chimney 555 feet tall and the downhill side of a concrete foundation 30 feet tall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Opportunity and Anaconda.
Opportunity
Quarter
Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States. It is located on Pintler Veterans Memorial Scenic Highway, six miles from Anaconda. It is near the Anaconda Smelter Stack. Opportunity is situated 2½ miles east of Mine Creek.
Anaconda
Photo: Tumbleweed1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anaconda is a city in southwestern Montana. In the 2020 census, the population was 9,400. It is located in a valley of the Deer Lodge National Forest, giving impressive views and plenty of nearby outdoor activities.
Gregson
Locality
Gregson is a ghost town in northwestern Silver Bow and southeastern Deer Lodge counties in Montana, United States. Gregson is situated 5 miles southeast of Mine Creek.
Mine Creek
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Silca” and “Silica”
- Location: Deer Lodge County, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.10521° or 46° 6′ 19″ northLongitude
-112.88323° or 112° 52′ 60″ westElevation
5,190 feet (1,582 metres)Open location code
85R94448+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 150945544OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
5666461
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