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Welcome to Forest Heights ...

Forest Heights is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Heights: Forest Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Forest Heights is 6,190 feet [1,887 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Forest Heights is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Forest Heights: 406

Communities Also Named Forest Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Forest Heights - they are located in Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Ontario, South Carolina (3), Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Heights.

Communities near Forest Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forest Heights.

  • Helena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
  • East Helena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Austin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Elliston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rimini ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Birdseye
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Fort Harrison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Park City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Marysville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City

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 Forest Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest Heights. 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 Forest Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Heights ...

Looking for more information about Forest Heights? 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 Forest Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forest Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lewis and Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Heights - 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.