Welcome to Bull Mountain ...

Bull Mountain is located in Yellowstone County<1> (at the time of its founding, Bull Mountain was located in Custer County).

The location of Bull Mountain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bull Mountain, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Bull Mountain: Bull Mtn. (or less commonly used: Bull Mntn.)

Bull Mountain is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bull Mountain is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bull Mountain lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bull Mountain: (406)

Communities Also Named Bull Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bull Mountain - they are located in Alabama and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bull Mountain.

Communities near Bull Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bull Mountain.

• Pompeys Pillar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompeys Pillar
  • Pompeys Pillar is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompeys Pillar <4>
• Ballantine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballantine
  • Ballantine is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballantine <4>
• Worden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Worden is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worden <4>
• Custer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Custer is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <4>
• Bighorn
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
  • Bighorn is located in Treasure County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bighorn <4>
• Hardin
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Huntley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Huntley is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <4>
• Shepherd
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <4>
• Myers
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
  • Myers is located in Treasure County
• Lockwood
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Yellowstone County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bull Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bull Mountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bull Mountain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bull Mountain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bull Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Bull Mountain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bull Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Bull Mountain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bull Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bull Mountain.

Adding Bull Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bull Mountain in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bull Mountain was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bull Mountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bull Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yellowstone County: www.co.yellowstone.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/