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Glacier County, Montana

84 topographic sheets cover 41 settlements here, and 29 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

29 National Register listings published here, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Montana within the United States
Glacier County within Montana

What the record shows

  • 480 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 29 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 17 buildings, 7 districts, 4 structures and 1 site.
  • 1 of the 29 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 41 populated places in this county; 41 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

29

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Montana Babb-Piegan Inspection Stationbuilding200606000252
Camp Disappointmentsite196666000434
Chief Mountain Border Station and Quartersbuilding200806000744
Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Basedistrict200807001494
Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic Districtdistrict199695001566
Glacier County Courthousebuilding201313000446
Glacier National Park Tourist Trails-Inside Trail, South Circle, North Circledistrict199695001579
Glacier Park Women's Clubbuilding2019100004092
Goathaunt Bunkhousebuilding199695001568
Going-to-the-Sun Roadstructure198383001070
Holy Family Missionbuilding198282003170
Kootenai Creek Snowshoe Cabinbuilding199999000775
LITTLE CHIEF (boat)structure2017100001897
Lee Creek Snowshoe Cabinbuilding200101000203
Logan Pass Visitor Centerbuilding200808000334
MORNING EAGLE (carvel-planked wooden vessel)structure2018100002691
Many Glacier Barn and Bunkhousebuilding199695001570
Many Glacier Campground Camptender's Cabinbuilding199695001571
Many Glacier Hotel Historic Districtdistrict197676000173
Rising Sun Auto Campdistrict199695001574
Rising Wolfstructure201616000772
River View Dairy Barnbuilding2022100007922
Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabinbuilding199695001575
Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stationsbuilding200808000335
St. Mary Utility Area Historic Districtdistrict199695001576
Sun Camp Fireguard Cabinbuilding199999000776
Swanson Boathousebuilding199695001577
Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic Districtdistrict199695001578
Two Medicine Campground Camptender's Cabinbuilding199695001580

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,336 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,336 of them, burning about 104,980 acres. 144 started naturally and 112 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Fireworks618
Missing data/not specified/undetermined400
Debris and open burning263
Recreation and ceremony216
Equipment and vehicle use203
Natural144
Misuse of fire by a minor126
Arson/incendiarism112
Smoking110
Railroad operations and maintenance70
Other causes50
Power generation/transmission/distribution23
Firearms and explosives use1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 July 2006Natural34,203 acresGlacier National ParkRED EAGLE
4 January 2012Debris and open burning12,000 acresBlackfeet AgencyWYE FIRE
19 October 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined8,000 acresBlackfeet AgencyPARDUE
4 January 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution6,500 acresBlackfeet AgencyBOY
11 July 2002Natural6,300 acresBlackfeet AgencyFOX CREEK
21 July 2015Natural4,850 acresGlacier National ParkREYNOLDS FIRE
2 April 1992Smoking4,000 acresBlackfeet AgencyRDOORECMPX
14 August 1996Natural4,000 acresBlackfeet AgencySHARPSFIRE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 171 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 171 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 3 injuries and about $590,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail75
Thunderstorm Wind49
Heavy Rain32
Flood6
Tornado3
Flash Flood2
Funnel Cloud2
Lightning1
Debris Flow1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2013LightningSt Mary3 hurtThunderstorms over Glacier Park injured 3 people hiking on the St Mary Falls trail. Time of event is estimated.
June 1994Tornado (F1)Cut Bank$500,000no account filed
June 2023Debris FlowKiowa$50,000Glacier National Park reported that portions of Montana Highway 49 and the Looking Glass Highway were closed due to debris flows from heavy rain.
June 1977Tornadonot stated$25,000no account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm WindCut Bank$5,000no account filed
July 1994HailCut Bank$5,000no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindCut Bank$5,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindBrowning-Mesonet station MTBWG Browning measured a 61 mph wind gust.
June 2025HailBrowning-Hail up to walnut size was reported.
June 2025HailBrowning-Browning BIA reported large hail. Location is estimated.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindSpotted Robe-Montana mesonet station Dog Gun Lake E peak gust associated with a thunderstorm.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindBrowning Starr Arpt-Montana mesonet station Wetzel NE peak gust from a thunderstorm.
August 2024Thunderstorm Wind(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport measured a severe caliber gust.
August 2023Thunderstorm Wind(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport measured a severe caliber gust.
June 2022Heavy RainSundance-Eight hour rainfall total.
June 2022Heavy RainFamily-Six hour rainfall total.
June 2022Heavy RainBlackfoot-Rain report from mesonet station shbm8 5.2 SE Browning.
June 2022Heavy RainSt Mary-Rainfall report at mesonet station mrym8 Glacier Park St Marys.
June 2022Heavy RainBison-Dcrm8 Deep Creek Raws.
June 2022Heavy RainSundance-Total rain since Saturday.
July 2022Heavy RainSundance-Report of 1 inches of rain 11 miles west of Cut Bank.
June 2022Heavy RainBrowning-Browning Raws bgrm8.
June 2022Heavy RainBison-Deep Creek Raws dcrm8.
June 2022Heavy RainBabb-Gtom8 19.7 nw Logan Pass.
June 2022Heavy Rain(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-Asos station kctb.
June 2022Heavy Rain(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-Asos station KCTB Cut Bank Airport rainfall.
June 2022Heavy RainSundance-Updated rainfall report since Sunday evening.
June 2022Heavy RainSt Mary-Glacier Park St Marys mrym8.
June 2022Heavy Rain(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-Updated value at asos kctb.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindCutbank-Ambient weather station reported 60 knot wind gust with lightning detected.
September 2022Thunderstorm Wind(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport reported 59 knot wind gust.
September 2022Thunderstorm Wind(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport reported 55 knot wind gust.
June 2022Heavy RainBrowning-Bgrm8 Browning raws.
September 2022Thunderstorm Wind(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport reported 60 knot wind gust.
September 2022Thunderstorm Wind(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport reported 59 knot wind gust.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindDel Bonita-Ambient weather station by LJ Johnson Farms in Cut Bank reported 57 knot wind gust.
June 2022HailFamily-Social media report of ping pong ball sized hail. Location estimated.
June 2022HailSundance-One inch hail falling on Friday evening in Glacier County.
June 2022HailFamily-Public report of 1.25 inch hail.
June 2022HailCutbank Arpt-Social media report of golf ball sized hail. Time was estimated via radar.
June 2022HailCutbank Arpt-Image of hail sent via facebook.
June 2022HailSanta Rita-Public report of quarter sized hail. Time was estimated via radar.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindDel Bonita-Measured at LJ Johnson Farms via ambient weather. temp dropped from 75 degrees to 55 degrees with passage of storm.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindBison-Mesonet station DCRM8 (Deep Creek Raws) measured a 62 mph wind gust.
July 2022HailBrowning-Public reports via social media of 1.5 inch hail. Multiple reports of broken windows in the city of Browning.
July 2022HailCutbank Arpt-Trained spotter reported large hail. Estimated time and hail size based on phone report.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSundance-Ambient weather station reports a 74 mph wind gust.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindCutbank-Ambient weather station measured 81 mph wind gust 1 mile SW of Cut Bank.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSundance-Ambient weather station 15 miles W of Cut Bank measured 74 mph wind gust.
July 2022Thunderstorm Wind(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-ASOS station (Cut Bank Airport) measured 68 mph wind gust.
July 2022Thunderstorm Wind(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-ASOS station (Cut Bank Airport) measured 77 mph wind gust.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindCutbank-Strong thunderstorm winds allowed hail of sub severe diameter to break windows. Spotter reported dime sized hail. Damage cost unknown.
July 2022Heavy RainSt Mary-Mesonet station MRYM8 (Glacier National Park, St. Mary) 1 SSW MT US measured 1.34 inches of heavy rainfall.
June 2022Heavy RainBlackfoot-Shbm8 5.2 se Browning.
July 2021Thunderstorm Wind(Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar-KCTB measured a 55 kt (63 mph) thunderstorm wind gust.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindCutbank-Power lines down and power outages reported throughout Cut Bank dur to the severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2021HailSanta Rita-Quarter size (1 inch diameter) hail west of Del Bonita. Hail size was estimated.
July 2021HailSanta Rita-Trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail.
July 2021HailSanta Rita-Damage to two vehicles from quarter size hail was reported by the public.
July 2021HailSanta Rita-Two neighbors north of spotter reported golf ball size hail with storm.

Mines and quarries

86 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 86 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction63
Iron22
Titanium18
Copper1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cracker Lake MineCopperProspect
Badger Creek DepositsIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Bufflo Lake DepositIron, TitaniumOccurrence
East Kiowa No. 2 ExtensionIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Iron OccurrenceIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Iron-Titanium OccurrenceIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Iron-Titanium OccurrenceTitanium, IronOccurrence
Kennedy CouleeIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Kiowa Junction DepositIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Lower Kiowa DepositsTitanium, IronOccurrence
North BrowningIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Radar Station DepositIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Rimrock ButteIron, TitaniumOccurrence
South ForkIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Star School DepositIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Titanium OccurrenceTitanium, IronOccurrence
Titanium-Iron OccurrenceIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Two Medicine RidgeIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Unnamed LocationIron, TitaniumOccurrence
Cutbank RidgeIronOccurrence
High Knob DepositIronOccurrence
Horse LakeIronOccurrence
TitaniumIronOccurrence
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Every populated place in the county

41

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Glacier County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.