Monarch, Montana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Monarch-Neihart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59463. It lies in Monarch Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Monarch quadrangle. 26 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,560 feet above sea level.
On record in Monarch
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Monarch Depot Historic Districtlisted 2020
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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
- 1967 USGS Monarch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Belt quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Monarch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Monarch between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,688 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | CAMPFIRE |
| 3 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1,684 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | MONARCH |
| 14 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | DRY FORK |
| 8 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Meagher County | HERIUM |
| 7 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | MILE MARKER 49 |
| 7 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | MILE MARKER 50.5 |
| 26 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | CANYON CAFE |
| 9 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | BELT PARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Monarch: 1 prospect, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Iron, Stone, Dimension, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright Group | Gold, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hurricane and Tornado | Iron | Occurrence | 1887 | |
| Monarch Stone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Tiger Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monarch in 21 storm reports between 1993 and 2016: 14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Hail | Monarch | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Monarch. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Monarch | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Monarch. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Monarch | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Monarch 5SSE and at Neihart 7NW. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Monarch | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Monarch. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Monarch | - | Heavy rain, measuring about .75 inches in 30 minutes, was reported. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Monarch | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported 1 mile SSE of Monarch, MT. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monarch | - | High winds estimated at 52KT (60MPH) were reported 4 mi N of Monarch, MT. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Monarch | - | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm resulted in the closure of U.S. Highway 89 at Mile Marker 11 near Monarch. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Monarch | - | KFBB reports flooding of Belt Creek in the Monarch area and Dry Fork Creek along Hughesville Road. One house about a foot under water. Bridge wiped out. Restaurant parking lot half flooded. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Monarch | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Monarch 3S. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monarch | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Monarch 18W. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Monarch | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 2 inch diameter hail at Monarch. The hail damaged numerous car windshields and house windows. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Monarch | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Monarch 4N. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monarch | - | Actual spotter location Monarch 3 N. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Monarch | - | Actual spotter location Monarch 10 N (reported as Raynesford 5 W). |
| June 2005 | Hail | Monarch | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Wildfire | Monarch | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Monarch | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Monarch | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Monarch | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Monarch | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Settlement (historical) | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Albright (historical) | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Riceville | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Neihart | 12.6 miles | 20 | |
| Blythe | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Evans | 14.4 miles | 12 | |
| Calvert | 16.3 miles | 11 |
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 Monarch | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6897972 | 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 787548. 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.







