BlockBitter Root, Montana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Stevensville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59870. It stands on Ambrose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stevensville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1912 USGS Missoula quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Stevensville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Missoula West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Stevensville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Bitter Root (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 662 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | BLACKJACK |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | RavaIIi County | 203 CACTUS TRL |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | SITE 22 |
| 25 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | BROOKS CREEK |
| 8 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | SWEENEY PARTY |
| 5 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | HIDDEN VALLEY |
| 29 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bitter Root (historical): 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Ambrose Creek Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | Pumice | |
| Unnamed Location | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pubmice Occurrence | Pumice | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenspur | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Sweeney Creek (historical) | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bitterroot Court | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Florence | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Stevensville | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bitterroot Pines | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Apple Blossom Court | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Shadows Estates | 5.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1803201. 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.