BlockCamas Prairie, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Flathead Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59859. It stands on Micharl Creek. The Survey maps it on the Camas Prairie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Perma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Camas Prairie quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Camas Prairie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Camas Prairie between 1994 and 2020, burning about 646 acres in total. 19 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 | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | THREE LAKES PEAK |
| 7 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Flathead Agency | JOHNSON |
| 2 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 62 acres | Flathead Agency | .COTTON WOOD |
| 17 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 27 acres | Flathead Agency | VANDERBURG |
| 16 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 74 acres | Flathead Agency | CAMAS PRAIRE |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | 18 acres | Flathead Agency | CORNER PK |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Flathead Agency | CAMAS FIRE |
| 9 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Flathead Agency | CAMAS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Camas Prairie: 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustan and Protection | Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Exchange Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | |
| Commercial Mines | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Commercial Mines | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Daniels Mine | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Iron Clad Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perma | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Knowles | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hot Springs | 10.6 miles | 6 | |
| Camas | 11.0 miles | 6 | |
| Paradise | 11.5 miles | 9 | |
| Island City (historical) | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| McDonald | 12.3 miles | 6 | |
| Quinns | 14.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 769518. 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.