Sheridan, Montana

Sheridan is a town in Madison County, Montana, United States named after the Civil War general Philip Sheridan. The population was 642 at the 2010 census. Sheridan is known as the "heart of the Ruby Valley. " Seven majestic mountain ranges surround this beautiful community.

List of mountains in Madison County, Montana

Tobacco Root Mountains

The Tobacco Root Mountains lie in the northern Rocky Mountains, between the Jefferson and Madison Rivers in southwest Montana. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|33|16|N|111|58|28|W| |primary |name=Tobacco Root Mountains }} The highest peak is Hollowtop at 10,604 feet . The range contains 43 peaks rising to elevations greater than 10,000 feet (3048 m).

Alder, Montana

Alder is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Montana, United States. The population was 116 at the 2000 census. Alder takes its name from Alder Creek (named by Henry Edgar in 1863), the site of the second major gold discovery in Montana.

Alder Gulch

Alder Gulch (alternatively called Alder Creek) is a place in the U.S. state of Montana, where gold was discovered on May 26, 1863 by William Fairweather and a group of men, including Barney Hughes, Thomas Cover, Henry Rodgers, Henry Edgar and Bill Sweeney who were returning to the gold fields of Grasshopper Creek, Bannack, Montana. They were on their way to Yellowstone Country from Bannack but were waylaid by a band of Crow Indians.