Hammond, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Alzada-Boyes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59332. The Survey maps it on the Hammond quadrangle. It stands 3,711 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Alzada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Hammond between 1994 and 2017, burning about 6,738 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,000 acres | Eastern Land Office | CUNNINGHAM |
| 10 September 2012 | Natural | 1.6 acres | Miles City Field Office | HAMMOND |
| 27 August 2003 | Natural | 1,140 acres | Miles City Field Office | GOSSELIN |
| 17 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Eastern Land Office | DUNCAN - POWDER RIVER |
| 12 August 2017 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Miles City Field Office | HARRINGTON |
| 16 July 2003 | Natural | 594 acres | Miles City Field Office | ASH DRAW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hammond in 19 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 11 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Hammond | - | Many areas across the eastern half of the county experienced flooding. County Department of Emergency Services reported that two major tributaries flowing into Box Elder Creek and the Little Missouri River resulted in both of these waterways to flow out of their banks near Albion and Ekalaka. In addition, Highway 323 near Bell Tower was closed due to flood waters crossing the highway. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | - | An outbuilding was blown over and there was quite a bit of tree and garden damage from the wind. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Hammond | - | The public reported softball size hail 2 miles north of Hammond on Crow Creek Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | - | A spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | - | Tree branches were down across a road. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | - | An estimated wind gust of 70 mph was reported 20 miles NW of Alzada. Tree tops were torn off and the spotter could feel the house shake. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | - | A wind gust of 70 mph was estimated 8 miles ESE of Hammond. Winds downed 6 to 8 inch diameter limbs off a Cottonwood tree. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hammond | - | Spotter reported golf ball size hail on Highway 212 west of Alzada. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | - | An estimated wind gust of 90 mph was reported in Hammond. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Hammond | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Hammond | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Hammond | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Hammond | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hammond | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Hammond | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Hammond | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hammond | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Hammond | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyes | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Ridge | 13.5 miles | 8 | |
| Ridgeway | 28.0 miles | 8 | |
| Alzada | 30.2 miles | 8 | |
| Chalk Buttes (historical) | 31.4 miles | 9 | |
| Albion | 34.1 miles | 8 | |
| Prairie Dale (historical) | 39.3 miles | 8 | |
| Belltower | 40.4 miles | 8 |
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 Hammond | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5645821 | 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 772106. 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.
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.





