Big Sky Meadow Village, Montana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Big Sky census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59716. It stands on Crail Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gallatin Peak quadrangle.
On record in Big Sky Meadow Village
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Crail Ranch Buildingslisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Spanish Peaks quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Gallatin Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Big Sky Meadow Village between 1992 and 2020, burning about 716 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | LOW DOG |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | SPANISH PEAKS |
| 23 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | CRENSHAW BRIDGE |
| 16 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BIG SKY |
| 15 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | LONE PEAK |
| 10 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | YELLOW MOUNTAIN |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | DEER CREEK |
| 6 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | WEST FORK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Big Sky Meadow Village: 12 occurrences, 8 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Asbestos, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Prospect | Copper, Nickel | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Deer Creek Prospect | Copper, Nickel | Prospect | ||
| Last Chance Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Last Chance Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Moon Lake Kyanite | Kyanite, Garnet | Occurrence | ||
| Mountain Goat No. 5 Claim | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1949 | |
| Mountain Goat No. 5 Claim | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Porcupine Ridge | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Table Mountain Prospect | Chromium, Asbestos | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Table Mountain Prospect | Chromium, Asbestos | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Canyon Village | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Big Sky | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Eldridge (historical) | 12.3 miles | 23 | |
| Little Bear (historical) | 20.4 miles | 22 | |
| Gallatin Gateway | 23.0 miles | 22 | |
| Gallatin Gateway Inn Park | 23.0 miles | 22 | |
| Country Court | 24.0 miles | 22 | |
| Lay Settlement (historical) | 24.8 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122564693 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 801844. 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.










