Molt, Montana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the North Stillwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59057. The Survey maps it on the Molt quadrangle. It stands 3,966 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Molt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Billings quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Molt between 2017 and 2019, burning about 2,779 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2019 | Natural | 2,775 acres | Billings Field Office | MOUNTAINVIEW FIRE |
| 25 August 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Stillwater County | DEEP DRAW |
| 1 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | HWY 3 BUFFALO SPRINGS RD |
| 8 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | BUFFALO TRAIL |
| 2 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Southern Land Office | COLES RD |
| 10 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | MOLT RD |
| 8 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | EASTLICK RD |
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Molt in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Hail | Molt | - | Large hail lasted 10 minutes. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Molt | - | Large hail combined with strong winds resulted in significant crop damage. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Molt | - | .75 inch hail covering ground |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molt | - | 60-70 mph thunderstorm wind gust blew over 4 large trees |
| August 1999 | Hail | Molt | - | Spotter report of quarter size hail. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Molt | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molt | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molt | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molt | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Molt | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Molt | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molt | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Molt | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Molt | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Molt | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Molt | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Molt | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Molt | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Molt | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park City | 15.8 miles | 10 | |
| Shorey (historical) | 17.7 miles | 11 | |
| Rapelje | 18.9 miles | 14 | |
| Busteed | 23.0 miles | 14 | |
| Columbus | 23.1 miles | 14 | |
| Craver | 26.6 miles | 14 | |
| Springtime | 26.8 miles | 14 | |
| Reed Point | 34.2 miles | 15 |
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 Molt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6896849 | 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 774330. 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.




