Canyon Creek, Montana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59633. It lies near Demijohn Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Canyon Creek quadrangle. 47 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,347 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 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
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Canyon Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Canyon Creek between 1993 and 2020, burning about 129 acres in total. 11 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | DRUMLUMMON |
| 31 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Central Land Office | PAPER CUP |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | JANICE |
| 24 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Central Land Office | CHEVALIER CUTOFF |
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 acres | Central Land Office | CHEVALLIER RANCH |
| 22 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | BIG PINE TREE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Canyon Creek: 24 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ox Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Cruse Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Polymetallic veins, Au-Ag | |
| Drumlummon Mine | Silver, Gold, Manganese, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| Drumlummon Mine | Gold, Silver, Beryllium, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Little Ox | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Oro Fino Mine | Silver, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Sieben Ranch Quarry | Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Big Ox | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Calumet Mine | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Calumet Mine | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canyon Creek in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2019: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canyon Creek | - | Public reported a shed was damaged and displaced 10-yards by outflow. Photos were provided. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Canyon Creek | - | Spotter reported quarter-size hail 1-mile NNW of Canyon Creek as a cluster of thunderstorms moved through. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canyon Creek | - | Peak wind gust measured by a spotter near Canyon Creek. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Canyon Creek | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Canyon Creek 7SE. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canyon Creek | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Canyon Creek 8S. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Canyon Creek | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Canyon Creek N. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Canyon Creek | - | Hail covering ground. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canyon Creek | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a 65 mph wind gust and 0.50 inch hail near Canyon Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity (historical) | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Marysville | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Gloster | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Silver City | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Strom | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Wilborn | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Bald Butte | 7.1 miles | 23 | |
| Atlantic City (historical) | 8.2 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.
| Wikipedia article on Canyon Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17514250 | 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 806908. 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.









