Garnet, Montana

Garnet Historic District
Garnet's surviving commercial buildings
Garnet, Montana is located in Montana
Garnet, Montana
Garnet, Montana is located in the United States
Garnet, Montana
Location11 mi north of junction of Old US 10 and Bear Gulch Rd, Bureau of Land Management, Garnet Resource Area, Garnet, Montana
Coordinates46°49′31″N 113°20′20″W / 46.82528°N 113.33889°W / 46.82528; -113.33889
Area134 acres (54 ha)
Built1895
Built byOle Dahl
Architectural styleLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.10000547[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 2010

Garnet is a ghost town in Granite County, Montana, United States. A thriving mining town in the 1890s, Garnet's population declined when local hard rock mines closed. The remaining buildings have been preserved and are open to visitors. The site is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Garnet is located 11 miles (18 km) north of the junction of Interstate 90, U.S. Route 12 and Bear Gulch Rd. in the Bureau of Land Management's Garnet Resource Area.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.