Montana Gazetteer
Pettengill Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Beaverhead County. The primary coordinates for Pettengill Creek places it within the MT 59762 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Pettengill Creek |
| Category: | Montana physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads 0.2 km (0.15 mi) E of Elbow Lake, on the SW slope of Bobcat Mountain, flows N for 5.6 km (3.5 mi), then NE for 6.9 km (4.3 mi), then ESE for 4.5 km (2.8 mi), then ENE for 6.4 km (4 mi), to join the Wise River at a point 15 km (9.3 mi) SW of the community of Wie River. |
| History: | Named for George Pettengill (died 1918). |
| County: | Beaverhead County |
| Latitude: | 45.6415919 |
| Longitude: | -113.0603181 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pettengill Creek: Pettengill Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Pettengill Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Wise River, MT
(11.7 miles NNE) Dewey, MT (13.6 miles NE) |
Maverick Mountain, MT
(15.1 miles S) Wisdom, MT (19 miles W) |
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Elkhorn, MT
(10.6 miles S) Patterson Corner, MT (13 miles NE) |
Elkhorn Hot Springs, MT
(13.1 miles S) Glendale, MT (13.9 miles E) |
