• SPECIAL DIRECTIONS Alder Gulch is located west of Virginia City, in the southwestern area of Montana, on US Highway 287.
  • Alder Gulch (alternatively called Alder Creek) is a place in the Ruby River valley, in the U.S. state of Montana, where gold was discovered on May 26, 1863...
  • The Alder Gulch Shortline is a 30-inch narrow gauge tourist railroad now owned by the State of Montana.
  • Alder Gulch Montana is a historical area in southwestern Montana known for its significant role in the state’s gold rush history.
  • MY MONTANA. ... Virginia City became the largest and most permanent. At the height of this famous gold rush as many as 30,000 people flooded Alder Gulch.
  • Alder Gulch is located west of Virginia City, in the southwestern area of Montana, on US Highway 287. When was gold discovered Alder Gulch?
  • Alder Gulch. May 26, 1863. ... Although they tried to keep their find a secret, by fall nearly ten thousand people inhabited the fourteen miles of Alder Gulch.
  • In this article, we will explore in detail various facets of Alder Gulch, Montana and its influence on different aspects of our lives.
  • Virginia City and Nevada City lie along Alder Gulch, the site of the richest placer gold strike in the Rocky Mountains.
  • Virginia City, which lines Alder Gulch, is one of the best living examples today of the mining camps that existed during the height of Montana’s Gold Rush.