Bison, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Glacier National Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59434. The Survey maps it on the Dancing Lady Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1913 USGS Marias Pass quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Squaw Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Hungry Horse Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Squaw Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Bison between 1995 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BEASTY |
| 2 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | WASHINGTON |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BOLDYBUTTE |
| 17 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Blackfeet Agency | MIDVALE |
| 5 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | MEINEKE |
| 29 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | MANLEY FIRE |
| 26 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | GLADSTONE FIRE |
| 26 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | COIN FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bison: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bison in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Bison | - | Dcrm8 Deep Creek Raws. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Bison | - | Deep Creek Raws dcrm8. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bison | - | Mesonet station DCRM8 (Deep Creek Raws) measured a 62 mph wind gust. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bison | - | Peak wind gust measured at the Deep Creek RAWS site. Time estimated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| False Summit | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| East Glacier Park | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| East Glacier Park Village | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Summit | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kiowa | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Star | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Durham | 12.0 miles | 9 | |
| Starr School | 15.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 779945. 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.






