BlockCanyon, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lewistown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59457. It lies near Gold Hill. The Survey maps it on the Judith Peak 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
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1941 USGS Judith Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Judith Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Judith Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Canyon (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 17 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Central Montana District | TRIP DUBS |
| 14 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | JUDITH PK |
| 7 August 2020 | Natural | 10 acres | Fergus County | PORPHYRY |
| 30 August 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | North Central Montana District | ROY |
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | NO 9 |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | LITTLESTRK |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | RUB FIRE |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | ROCK FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 75 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 75 workings within 5 miles of Canyon (historical): 35 prospects, 20 past producers, 13 occurrences, 3 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armells Producer Claim | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Big Grassy Group | Gold, Silver, Tellurium | Prospect | ||
| Black Bull Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1885 | |
| Depression | Diatomite, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Globe | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| High Hope | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Iron Chancellor Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Judith Mtn. Deposits | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite, Sylvanite | |
| Montago Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Myranda Claim | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Rustle (historical) | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Giltedge | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Warm Spring Creek | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Andersonville (historical) | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| New Year | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Nelson (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Ruby Gulch (historical) | 6.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1722813. 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.