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Welcome to Fort Piegan ...

Fort Piegan is located in Glacier County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Piegan: Ft. Piegan

Fort Piegan is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Piegan is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Fort Piegan: 406

Communities near Fort Piegan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Piegan.

  • Cut Bank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Browning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Santa Rita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • North Browning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • North Browning is located in Glacier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
  • South Browning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • South Browning is located in Glacier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
  • Starr School
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Starr School is located in Glacier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
  • Ethridge
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Heart Butte
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Del Bonita
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Valier
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Piegan ...

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

Footnotes ...

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