Red Mountain
A historical populated place in Silver Bow County, Montana, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS historical note
Established about 1867 as a placer camp by miners from the Butte area (US-T131/2000/MT Bureau of Mines & Geology)
Also recorded as
- Red Mountain City
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1797820. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.
- Text Lutz, Dennis J. and William Ashton. Montana Place Names. (More information to be added when the book is published. - 9606).
- Text The American Guide Series, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration. A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125/Name/YYYY/p#.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.