Silver Gate is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Park County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 20.[3] Prior to 2010, it was part of the Cooke City-Silver Gate CDP.
Silver Gate, Montana | |
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Census-designated place | |
Silver Gate Silver Gate | |
Coordinates: 45°0′25″N 109°59′22″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Park |
Area | |
• Total | 4.36 sq mi (11.30 km2) |
• Land | 4.36 sq mi (11.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 7,390 ft (2,250 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19 |
• Density | 4.36/sq mi (1.68/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code | 59081 |
Area code | 406 |
FIPS code | 30-68425 |
GNIS feature ID | 2583847[2] |
The community sits northeast of Yellowstone National Park on the Beartooth Highway (U.S. Route 212). It is the closest community to the park's Northeast Entrance Station.
Silver Gate is in the southeast part of Park County, bordered to the south by the North Absaroka Wilderness within Shoshone National Forest in the state of Wyoming, to the west by Yellowstone National Park, and to the east by Cooke City. The two towns sit in the valley of Soda Butte Creek, which flows southwest into Wyoming to join the Lamar River within Yellowstone Park. The valley is part of the Yellowstone River watershed.
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2020 | 19 | — | |
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County seat: Livingston | ||
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