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Explore 86 haunted places in Montana. Read ghost stories, local history, source notes, and visiting information in the PHASM Haunted Atlas.
Livingston, Montana · Other
A HauntedPlaces.org contributor describes a phantom train apparently arriving after hours at Livingston Depot. Shadowy passengers reportedly hurry toward the platform and disappear. Other figures in the depot's folklore are identified as a railway dispatcher and an accountant.
Great Falls, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org records a local belief that numerous spirits occupy the former hotel floors above Great Falls' Lobby Bar. The account associates them with deaths during the building's later decline, but gives no named figure or specific witnessed phenomenon.
Butte, Montana · Other
A contributor account at HauntedPlaces.org describes a dark figure watching the street from the upper floor of the Mai Wah buildings. It also reports frightening encounters on the stairs, including people who felt pushed by something unseen. These are paranormal claims attached to the museum, rather than verified explanations of accidents.
Glacier National Park, Montana · Hotel
HauntedPlaces.org describes a red-dressed woman in guest rooms and a top-hatted man in the corridors. Other hotel stories involve towel requests telephoned from locked rooms and coffee apparently prepared for early-shift employees by an unseen helper. These are contributor-reported hotel legends.
Missoula, Montana · Other
Former department-store employees reportedly saw a mustached man dressed in plaid flannel and overalls at the Missoula Mercantile, according to HauntedPlaces.org. The tale belongs to the older commercial building and should be distinguished from the property's later redevelopment.
Bozeman, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org reports a checked-shirted man's floating figure around the bar, traditionally connected with a railroad worker's alleged machinery accident. After closing, staff also describe jazz and conversation continuing when the building appears empty.
Butte-Silver Bow, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org says Daniel J. Hennessy still watches over the mansion and its residents. His figure reportedly appears in the basement, kitchen and staircase. The source describes the property as residential accommodation, so the story should not be interpreted as an invitation to enter.
Billings, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org reports a young girl associated with the Moss family appearing in the house museum. Other family members are also said to linger. Witness accounts in the entry emphasize unexplained noises and doors opening by themselves after dark.
Butte-Silver Bow, Montana · Cemetery
HauntedPlaces.org recounts early-1980s sightings, including reports attributed to police officers, of a wheelchair moving through Mount Moriah Cemetery. Its spectral occupant supposedly passed straight through the locked entrance gates. The account does not name the person seen.
Helena, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org attributes the performing-arts center's haunted reputation to its earlier use as the Lewis and Clark County Jail. The basement, associated with solitary confinement, is singled out in the tradition as the area where former inmates' presences supposedly remain.
Hamilton, Montana · Other
Accounts collected by HauntedPlaces.org describe a tall woman appearing on the staircase of the former restaurant, along with drifting mist, unexplained cigar odors and footsteps. Kitchen staff reportedly saw cookware fall from shelves. The directory says the building may now be a private residence.
Nevada City, Montana · Hotel
HauntedPlaces.org associates the Nevada City Hotel with a road agent reportedly executed nearby. Guests in the contributor account hear footsteps in the corridors and see a dark figure reflected beside them in mirrors. The source does not identify the alleged outlaw.
Billings, Montana · Hotel
A short HauntedPlaces.org contributor report describes two spectral women dining at the Northern Hotel. Staff and guests reportedly encounter the pair, and the contributor associates them with another nearby historic building without naming it.
Deer Lodge, Montana · Prison
In Deer Lodge, the former Montana State Prison invites visitors into its cellblocks for history by day and guided ghost investigations after dark.
Miles City, Montana · Hotel
HauntedPlaces.org names Olive Kennie as the hotel's reputed visitor in old-fashioned clothing. Reports focus on room 250, where guests describe a twisting shower curtain, a toilet flushing without assistance and a figure sitting on their beds. Similar sightings reportedly occur in the corridors and restaurant.
Philipsburg, Montana · Other
At Philipsburg's Opera House Theatre, HauntedPlaces.org recounts a face appearing in an unoccupied lighting booth during performances. Other accounts mention transparent figures, cigar odors, unexplained footsteps, cold patches and the sensation of someone's hair being tugged.
Missoula, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org contributor Callum Swift records an unusually sociable haunting at Missoula's Oxford: three cowboy figures reportedly strike up conversations with workers and diners. The short entry does not identify the men or explain how the encounters end.
Great Falls, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org collects staff accounts from late shifts at the former school: unseen people speaking, keys jangling and a blond girl's figure floating through the basement. The source does not identify the child or supply an origin for the haunting.
Clinton, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org recounts whistling heard at Poor Henry's when no one nearby seems responsible. Workers and customers also reportedly see a woman in historical dress in the main bar. The contributor leaves her identity unexplained.
Whitefish, Montana · Other
A HauntedPlaces.org contributor describes several figures at the former railroad lodging house: an elderly man in an overcoat, a young man looking from an upstairs window and another man seated in the bar. Other reports mention a floating trench-coated figure and perfume with no visible source.
Billings, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org describes a spectral waiter standing near diners and a woman appearing on the upper floors and stairs. Other accounts mention a translucent man in white, voices in the empty bar and lights and doors moving after closing. These reports concern the historic Rex building.
Conner, Montana · Hotel
Callum Swift's HauntedPlaces.org account describes a former owner still inspecting the lodge and a checked-shirted man who disappears from a barstool. Staff stories add flying knives in the kitchen and the sound of slot machines despite no machines being in use.
Butte, Montana · Other
HauntedPlaces.org recounts a tour guide's encounter while locking the rediscovered basement speakeasy in 2004. He reportedly saw two men in pinstriped 1920s suits sitting at a table, creating the impression that the Prohibition-era room had briefly returned to its earlier life.
Three Forks, Montana · Hotel
A HauntedPlaces.org contributor attributes two hotel apparitions to builder John Q. Adams and an unidentified maid. Adams reportedly appears in corridors and guest rooms; the maid is said to emerge through a third-floor wall. The entry also recounts unexplained disturbances investigated without a clear culprit.