Monarch Area Community Association
Location
Map
Topo map
Air photo
Video cam
Weather

Restaurants
Cub's Den
Lazy Doe

Motels
Cub's Den
Rocking J

Camp/Conference Ctr
 St. Thomas Camp
Camp Rotary

Businesses
Greenfield Industries
Little Belt Consulting
Thompson Construction
Butch Jones Carpentry
Croff Excavating

Recreation
Camping
Hiking
Fishing
Snowmobiling
Hunting
Skiing
Summer Homes

Government Services
Post Office
Monarch Fire Dept.
MT Highway Dept.
Cascade Co. Roads
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Air Force

Arts, Crafts & Publications
Fiddle Camp
Art and Craft Show
Black Horse Images
Little Belt Press

History
Mining
Railroad
Monarch Community

Landmarks
Neihart Baldy
Belt Butte
Tiger Butte
Barker Mountain
Man Face
The Old Turk

Natural History
Geology
Ore Deposits
Mammals
Birds
Flora

Community Issues
Fuel load
Floods
Superfund Projects

Contact Us
E-Mail
Snail Mail
On-Line
 



"Downtown" Monarch

Monarch, Montana, is a mountain village located in the Little Belt Mountains of Central Montana.  It is completely surrounded by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.  U.S. 89, the Park-to-Park Highway, which connects Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park, goes through Monarch.  The portion of this road which goes over the Little Belt Mountains has been designated a Scenic Byway by the National Forest Service.

Monarch was founded in 1889 to service the lead/zinc/silver mines at Barker/Hughesville and at Neihart.  It was a railroad junction with branch lines going to both mining districts.  After mining ceased, population in the town dwindled to the point where the town disincorporated itself  and Monarch could properly be described as a village.  Now our population is growing.  Restaurants and motels serve the stream of recreationists who use the National Forest.  Some residents commute to Great Falls each day.  Many Great Falls residents have summer homes in the Monarch area.  Several companies, which have headquarters in Monarch, manufacture equipment and ship it to other parts of the country and the world.

The Monarch Area Community Association (MACA) was founded to represent the interests of the community.  It has been active in issues which involve the entire community.  For more information on the Monarch Area Community Association, contact us on-line.  The MACA hosts this website.



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