Monida, Montana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Lima-Centennial Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59739. The Survey maps it on the Monida quadrangle. It stands 6,788 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.
- 1955 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Monida quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Monida between 2000 and 2018, burning about 3,072 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 2002 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | HUMPHREY |
| 5 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.5 acres | Dillon Field Office | MILE MARKER 4 |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 26 July 2000 | Smoking | 3,058 acres | Butte Field Office | SNOWLINE |
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Monida: 5 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monida | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Monida Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Monida Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Paul Property | Gold | Occurrence | 1923 | |
| Paul Property | Gold | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monida in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Heavy Rain | Monida | - | A mesnoet station at Lima Reservoir recorded 1.07 inches of rain. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monida | - | Monida Pass mesonet station reported 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monida | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Monida Pass. |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Monida | - | Snowline fire, 3059 acres burned, unknown cause. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 15.6 miles | 11 | |
| Dell | 23.2 miles | 12 | |
| Lakeview | 26.8 miles | 14 | |
| Kidd | 28.5 miles | 11 | |
| Nicholia (historical) | 30.6 miles | 10 | |
| Red Rock | 35.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hildreth | 39.3 miles | 12 | |
| Armstead (historical) | 40.7 miles | 10 |
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 Monida | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6900127 | 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 787554. 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.




