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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).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bull Mountain, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<2> 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

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)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Worden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Bighorn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Hardin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherd
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Myers
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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.<4> 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).

We also found Bull Mountain in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Yellowstone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bull Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.