Sula, Montana
Sula is a census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. It is named after the community of Sula, [Montana (village)|Sula], which it encompasses, and was established about 2010, prior to that year's census. The population of the CDP was 37 at the 2010 census.
History
The area was originally called Ross's Hole from Alexander Ross, a Hudson's Bay Company fur trader who had traveled through the area in spring 1824. In 1889, settlers named the post office after Ursula Thompson, purportedly the first non-Indian child born in Ross's Hole.Geography
Sula is located along U.S. [Route 93 in Montana|U.S. Route 93] in southern Ravalli County. It lies along the East Fork of the Bitterroot River at the west end of Ross' Hole, a wide valley surrounded by mountains. It is north along U.S. 93 to Hamilton, the county seat, and south over Lost Trail Pass to Salmon, Idaho.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and, or 1.09%, is water.