Piedmont, Montana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Whitehall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59759. The Survey maps it on the Vendome quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1893 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Vendome quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Vendome quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Piedmont between 1998 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Jefferson County | HWY 55 |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Jefferson County | DOWNEY |
| 14 September 2000 | Natural | 12 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | FOREST |
| 23 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 28 July 1998 | Natural | 30 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | TEMPLE |
| 13 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Jefferson County | I-90 MM 251 |
| 1 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | WEST FIRE |
| 25 March 1999 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | PHILLIPS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Piedmont: 6 past producers, 6 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Manganese, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Grouse Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Macmasters Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Mary Ingaber Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Blue Grouse Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Bonanza Fraction | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Blossom Number 3 | Iron, Manganese | Unknown | 1917 | |
| Iron King Claim | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Stratiform | |
| Mary Ingaber Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Meadowlark | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Colorado Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Piedmont in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Flood | Piedmont | - | Sherriff's office reports substantial standing water on Highway 69 near mile markers 17 and 11, and on Highway 55 near mile marker 8. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Piedmont | - | Heavy rain, measuring 3.00 inches storm total, was reported. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piedmont | - | High winds measuring 57KT (66MPH) reported at the Whitehall RAWS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renova | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Whitehall | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Vendome | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pipestone Hot Springs | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Pipestone | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Tippet Place | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Cedric | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sunlight | 7.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 788838. 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.








