Carlyle, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Pine Hill-St. Phillips census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59353. The Survey maps it on the Carlyle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Miles City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Miles City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Miles City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Carlyle quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Wibaux quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Carlyle quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Carlyle between 2018 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 31 acres | Eastern Land Office | CARLYLE |
| 4 July 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fallon County | BEAVER - FALLON |
| 27 July 2019 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Fallon County | OLLIE - FALLON |
| 22 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Fallon County | RISING - FALLON |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Carlyle: 11 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Lignite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Uranium | Uranium, Lignite | Occurrence | ||
| Burmac Exploration Corp. | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Cox Lease | Uranium | Occurrence | Tyuyamunite | |
| Cox Lease | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Cox and Neary Ranches | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Stark Lease | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Waldron | Uranium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
23 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carlyle in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlyle | - | Reported at the Ash Creek MT DOT station. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Carlyle | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Carlyle | - | A trained spotter measured 1 inch of rain that fell in about 10 minutes. Hail the size of peas was reported as well. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Carlyle | - | Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls, as well as wind gusts estimated at 50 mph. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Carlyle | - | Many gravel roads became impassible due to the extremely wet conditions. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlyle | - | The trained spotter reported pea size hail with the strong wind. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Carlyle | - | The hail ranged from pea to golfball-size. There were several supercellular storms that moved over the area back to back and there were no real breaks between the hailstorms during the entire time period. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Carlyle | - | Hailstorm moved southeast, dropping up to golfball-size hail. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Carlyle | - | A storm chasing tour group witnessed a tornado for 3 minutes before it dissipated. It was in open country and eventually became rain-wrapped. Tornado times are based on video of the event. |
| June 2009 | Heavy Rain | Carlyle | - | Spotter received 1.1 inches of rain. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlyle | - | Three inch diameter tree branches were downed. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Flood | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Carlyle | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Phillip | 12.7 miles | 8 | |
| Yates | 20.6 miles | 8 | |
| Wibaux | 23.5 miles | 8 | |
| Been (historical) | 38.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 806912. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.





