BlockBlue Cloud, Montana
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59601. It lies near Nelson Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Black Mountain 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
12 surveys from 26 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.
- 1889 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Black Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Black Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
170 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Blue Cloud (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,824 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Field Office | SKELLY GULCH |
| 7 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Central Land Office | FORT HARRISON |
| 6 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | ROCKY PINE |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | TOBIN MA |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.7 acres | Central Land Office | HIDDEN VALLEY MA |
| 30 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | GLORY HOLE |
| 3 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.3 acres | Central Land Office | AUSTIN RD |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | PORCUPINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Blue Cloud (historical): 28 past producers, 17 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cloud | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Cloud District | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tin, Tungsten | Past Producer | VEIN, TACTITE, DISSEMINATED | |
| Colorado Gulch Deposit | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Colorado Gulch Deposits | Tungsten, Garnet | Occurrence | Garnet, Scheelite | |
| Grizzly Gulch | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Unknown | ||
| Helena District | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Stone, Tungsten, Arsenic, Marble, Dimension, Dolomite | Past Producer | 1864 | |
| Helena Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Independent Mine | Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Uranium, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Kain Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, Bismuth | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Kain Mine | Gold, Arsenic, Silver, Antimony, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dotsonville (historical) | 3.4 miles | 30 | |
| Broadwater | 3.9 miles | 30 | |
| Tobin | 4.3 miles | 28 | |
| Park City | 4.4 miles | 30 | |
| Kenwood (historical) | 4.8 miles | 30 | |
| Seven Mile (historical) | 4.9 miles | 28 | |
| Birdseye | 5.1 miles | 26 | |
| Unionville | 5.2 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789289. 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.