Argenta, Montana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Dillon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59725. It lies near Quartz Hill. The Survey maps it on the Argenta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Argenta quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Argenta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Argenta between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1 acre in total. 5 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LONG JOHN |
| 18 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BEER BLAZE |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | DIANE'S |
| 19 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BANNOCK PASS |
| 7 July 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | RODEO |
| 25 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | KELLEY GULCH |
| 13 July 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 26 June 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HUMBOLDT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 160 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 160 workings within 5 miles of Argenta: 80 past producers, 44 occurrences, 22 prospects, 10 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Gold, Silver, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta District | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1862 | |
| Argenta Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Birch Creek-Cave Gulch Area | Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Nickel, Chromium, Vanadium, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Capital Mine | Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1940 | |
| Cave Creek | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Coolidge Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Bell | Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Bell Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Eight Ball | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Ermont Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1927, 1934 |
Storms near this place
4 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Argenta in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 2 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argenta | - | Mesonet station MTM14. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Argenta | - | Mesonet station French Creek raws fcrm8. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Argenta | - | Heavy rain, measuring 1.34 inches in 20 minutes, was reported with small hail. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Argenta | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ermont Mill | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Bond | 10.6 miles | 15 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 10.6 miles | 19 | |
| Apex | 10.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bannack | 10.8 miles | 19 | |
| Yankee Flat (historical) | 10.9 miles | 19 | |
| Frenchie Place | 11.7 miles | 16 | |
| Ford | 11.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 801997. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








