P a g e 3 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r · The Keystone Mine contains a couple of old cabins located on a hill above several collapsed mine openings. I was unable to find any historical production data on the mine, but it appears it was mined in the 1880’s and again as late as the 1930’s. Courtesy of https://northwestrving.com Ghost town books and websites will make reference to Vipond as if a centralized town once existed. From my research and visiting the area, Vipond was never a town, but more of a settled area, so don’t expect to find a main street with abandoned buildings lining the sides. What you will find are scattered ruins hidden off side roads in a very scenic forest setting. With that said, those that desire to seek out the ghosts of Vipond Park should have a good map, GPS navigation, good wayfinding skills along with an appropriate vehicle for traveling old mining roads. Coordinates of the mines listed: • Gray Jockey: N45° 41.648 W112° 56.000 • Queen of the Hills: Multiple ruins below the mine: N45° 40.282 W112° 56.891 A large building with a nice view of Vipond Park: N45° 40.407 W112° 56.930 (Just north of here is an old log cabin with trees growing within it) Mine adit: N45° 40.332 W112° 57.137 Mine shafts: N45° 40.402 W112° 57.271 • Old Faithful Mine: N45° 41.536 W112° 56.835 • Keystone Mine Cabin: N45° 42.465 W112° 56.177 Another cabin: N45° 42.420 W112°56.231 • Other ruins not mentioned above: The remains of a cabin can be found at: N45° 40.555 W112° 54.809 • Remains of two more cabins can be found at: N45° 40.695 W112° 54.754 These were probably housing and/or related to the wood cutting operations. Quartz Hill Cabin Overlooking Vipond Park This is an easily reached ghost town via Quartz Hill road with a handful of standing structures and a photogenic mining head frame. Quartz Hill was featured in a previous post which you can view here.
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