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 elevation 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
- North Browning is located in Glacier County
- South Browning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
- South Browning is located in Glacier County
- Starr School
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starr School have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
- Starr School is located in Glacier County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Valier is located in Pondera County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <3>
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. |
| <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. |