page_title: Limestone, Montana
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Limestone, Montana / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Limestone Butte, Stillwater County, Montana. Laccolith exposed by erosion of overlying strata, near the Stillwater igneous complex. Facing north from NF 846. June 1997.
context_page_description: Limestone is a Ghost Town located in Stillwater County, Montana.
  The elevation is 5,535 feet. Limestone appears on the Meyer Mountain U.S. Geological Survey Map.
context_section_description: Limestone was a mining community situated along Lodgepole Creek and sat at the foot of Limestone Butte, for which the town was named. The town was small but busy. The post office operated at Limestone from 1910 to 1953. Today Limestone is a ghost town with a number of buildings left standing, including the former grocery store and post office.
caption: Limestone Butte, a laccolith of granite with a remnant of limestone at the crest.
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