Alberton, MT

united states

Alberton is a small railroad town of 573 people in western Montana's Mineral County, nestled in the Clark Fork River valley between the Bitterroot and Cabinet mountain ranges. Interstate 90 provides easy access, with Missoula 30 miles east and Superior 15 miles west, while Highway 135 heads north toward Thompson Falls through scenic forest country. The town serves as a gateway to outdoor recreation along the Clark Fork River and surrounding national forest lands. Its most notable landmark is the 1908 railroad depot, a preserved reminder of Alberton's days as a Northern Pacific Railway division point.