Holt, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Creston-Bigfork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59911. The Survey maps it on the Bigfork quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1943 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Bigfork quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Bigfork quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Bigfork quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
117 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Holt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 142 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | EAST ECHO LAKE |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | MILE MRK 29 HWY 35 |
| 2 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 2 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | REMAX |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | ROATH |
| 15 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | WAYFAYERS PARK |
| 13 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 10 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | RIVER ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holt in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holt | $100,000 | Flathead Electric reported about 15,000 without power due to downed power lines and downed trees. There was a social media post reporting a 64 mph gust near Badrock. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigfork | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Swan River | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Swan River (historical) | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Negro Prairie (historical) | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Somers | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mud Lake (historical) | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bear Creek Village | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lakeside | 7.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802120. 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.







