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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1897 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Geyser quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Belt quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2017Regional 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/undetermined | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Kolar & Sons Bentonite Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Clay | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Clay Occurrence | Clay | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
32 since 2000Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser measured a 50 kt gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | MDT sensor MTGYS Geyser measured a severe wind gust. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | Measured at site MTGYS near Geyser. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | Mesonet station MTGYS (Geyser) measured a 58 mph wind gust. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | MDT station at Geyser reports a 52 kt (60 mph) thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Geyser | - | Quarter-size hail in Geyser for 10 min. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Geyser | - | Storm chaser estimated quarter-size hail in Geyser. Vehicle had minor hail damage. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Geyser | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at Geyser 3W. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Geyser | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Geyser 3SE. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Geyser | - | A thunderstorm produced 1 inch diameter hail at Geyser 3SE. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 70 mph at Geyser 6E. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 51KT (59 mph) at the Geyser DOT sensor. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | DOT sensor at Geyser measures 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | Outflow winds produced a wind gust to 57KT (65MPH) as reported 2 miles SSE of Geyser. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 61 mph at Geyser 2ESE (the Geyser DOT site). |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 65 mph at Geyser 2ESE. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 70 mph at Geyser. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Geyser | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Geyser 6ENE. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Geyser | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Geyser 4W. The hail damaged crops and broke a skylight on a home. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Geyser | - | 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 2007 | Hail | Geyser | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Geyser 6E. |
| September 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Geyser | - | Funnel clouds were reported in the Geyser area during the morning hours. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at Geyser 1E. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Geyser | - | A multi vortex tornado was spotted over rural areas of northern Judith Basin County. No damage was reported. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | Reported by Air Force personnel assigned to missile site affiliated with Malmstrom AFB. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | Actual spotter location Geyser 1 E. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geyser | - | Reported by Air Force personnel assigned to missile site affiliated with Malmstrom AFB. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Geyser | - | Funnel cloud seen over the Highwood Mountains. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Geyser | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Geyser | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Geyser | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Geyser | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spion Kop | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Merino | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Surprise Creek Colony | 10.2 miles | 13 | |
| Dover | 12.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mann (historical) | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Raynesford | 12.6 miles | 13 | |
| Kibbey (historical) | 13.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hughesville | 14.2 miles | 16 |
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 Geyser | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5555008 | The 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.






