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Libby is a city in northwestern Montana, United States and the county seat of Lincoln County. [3] The population was 2,775 at the 2020 census. [4]Libby suffered from the area's contamination from nearby vermiculite mines contaminated with particularly fragile asbestos, leading to the town's inclusion in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List status in 2002 ...
[citation needed] Libby is located along the western portion of U.S. Route 2 in the Kootenai Valley between the Cabinet Mountains to the south and the Purcell Mountains to the north. In the late 1930s, an enthusiastic group of Libby skiers formed Kootenai Ski Club (later Libby Ski Club) in order to develop a ski area.
Logan State Park is a public recreation area on the north shore of Middle Thompson Lake, off US Route 2 midway between Libby and Kalispell, Montana. The state park encompasses 17 acres (6.9 ha) within 3,000-acre Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park. It offers swimming, boating, fishing, and camping. [2]
Forest headquarters are located in Libby, Montana. There are local ranger district offices in Eureka, Fortine, Libby, Trout Creek, and Troy, Montana. [1] About 53 percent of the 94,272-acre (381.51 km 2) Cabinet Mountains Wilderness is located within the forest, with the balance lying in neighboring Kaniksu National Forest. [2]
Elephant Peak is located 20 miles (32 km) south of Libby, Montana, in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, on land managed by Kaniksu National Forest and Kootenai National Forest. [2] It is set west of the Continental Divide in the Cabinet Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [1]
The Coram Hotel, located on California Ave. in Libby in Lincoln County, Montana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1] It was built as The Coram in 1899 but was left unfinished for 12 years, after the mining industry collapsed. Per a 2012 news article, it was later used to shield cattle during bad weather "and as a ...
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,677. [2] Its county seat is Libby. [3] The county was founded in 1909 and named for President Abraham Lincoln. The county lies on Montana's north border and thus shares the US-Canadian border with the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Libby station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Libby, Montana. The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway. [6] [7] History.