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Geyser, Montana

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Geyser census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59447. It lies near Crow Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Geyser quadrangle. 78 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,186 feet above sea level.

Geyser within Judith Basin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

1 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Geyser in 2017, burning about 2 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named

Every fire recorded in Judith Basin County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Geyser: 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed PumicePumiceOccurrence
Kolar & Sons Bentonite DepositClayPast Producer
Unnamed ClayClayUnknown
Unnamed ClayClayUnknown
Unnamed Clay OccurrenceClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Judith Basin County

Storms near this place

32 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Geyser in 32 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025Thunderstorm WindGeyser-Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser measured a 50 kt gust.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindGeyser-MDT sensor MTGYS Geyser measured a severe wind gust.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGeyser-Measured at site MTGYS near Geyser.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindGeyser-Mesonet station MTGYS (Geyser) measured a 58 mph wind gust.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindGeyser-MDT station at Geyser reports a 52 kt (60 mph) thunderstorm wind gust.
August 2020HailGeyser-Quarter-size hail in Geyser for 10 min.
June 2018HailGeyser-Storm chaser estimated quarter-size hail in Geyser. Vehicle had minor hail damage.
June 2016HailGeyser-A thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at Geyser 3W.
August 2016HailGeyser-A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Geyser 3SE.
July 2016HailGeyser-A thunderstorm produced 1 inch diameter hail at Geyser 3SE.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGeyser-A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 70 mph at Geyser 6E.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindGeyser-Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 51KT (59 mph) at the Geyser DOT sensor.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindGeyser-DOT sensor at Geyser measures 60 mph wind gust.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGeyser-Outflow winds produced a wind gust to 57KT (65MPH) as reported 2 miles SSE of Geyser.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindGeyser-A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 61 mph at Geyser 2ESE (the Geyser DOT site).
August 2010Thunderstorm WindGeyser-A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 65 mph at Geyser 2ESE.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindGeyser-A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 70 mph at Geyser.
July 2009HailGeyser-A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Geyser 6ENE.
June 2007HailGeyser-A severe thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Geyser 4W. The hail damaged crops and broke a skylight on a home.
June 2007HailGeyser-A severe thunderstorm dropped 2 inch diameter hail at Geyser. The hail damaged numerous homes with the damage consisting of broken windows and dented siding.
June 2007HailGeyser-A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Geyser 6E.
September 2007Funnel CloudGeyser-Funnel clouds were reported in the Geyser area during the morning hours.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindGeyser-A severe thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at Geyser 1E.
August 2002Tornado (F0)Geyser-A multi vortex tornado was spotted over rural areas of northern Judith Basin County. No damage was reported.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindGeyser-Reported by Air Force personnel assigned to missile site affiliated with Malmstrom AFB.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindGeyser-Actual spotter location Geyser 1 E.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindGeyser-Reported by Air Force personnel assigned to missile site affiliated with Malmstrom AFB.
July 2000HailGeyser-Funnel cloud seen over the Highwood Mountains.
July 2005HailGeyser-no account filed
August 2004HailGeyser-no account filed
June 2003HailGeyser-no account filed
July 2000HailGeyser-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Judith Basin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Spion Kop6.8 miles14
Merino6.8 miles13
Surprise Creek Colony10.2 miles13
Dover12.2 miles13
Mann (historical)12.3 miles13
Raynesford12.6 miles13
Kibbey (historical)13.8 miles16
Hughesville14.2 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on GeyserAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5555008The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 771749. 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.