| Saltese, Montana | |
| Other Name: | Packers Meadow Silver City |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Named For: | Chief Saltese |
| Coordinates: | 47.4114°N -115.5119°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mineral |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.85 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.85 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.33 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.33 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3389 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 10 |
| Population Density Km2: | 11.75 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 30.40 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 59867 |
| Area Code Type: | Area Code |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 30-65875 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806650 |
Saltese (also Packers Meadow or Silver City) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mineral County, Montana, United States. It lies in the valley of the St. Regis River along Interstate 90 at exit 10. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10.[2]
"Saltese is an old gold and silver mining town that took its name from a Nez Perce leader, Chief Saltese."[3] "The town was first known as Silver City but was renamed in 1891."[4] The post office opened in 1892.[5]
In December 1912, David D. Bogart, the sixth mayor of Missoula, Montana, was killed in an avalanche in Saltese while prospecting for gold.[6]
In 1996, a longtime establishment, the Old Montana Bar and Grille, was destroyed in a fire.[7]
Saltese is in northwestern Mineral County at an elevation of in the narrow valley of the St. Regis River, where it is joined by Packer Creek from the north and by Silver Creek from the south. The St. Regis is a southeast-flowing tributary of the Clark Fork River. Interstate 90 passes through the community, leading southeast to Superior, the Mineral county seat, and northwest over Lookout Pass to Mullan, Idaho.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Saltese CDP has an area of 0.33sqmi, all of it recorded as land.[1]