BlockCopper Cliff, Montana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Seeley Lake-Blackfoot Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59823. The Survey maps it on the Union Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1919 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1921 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:125000, 3 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
- 1965 USGS Union Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Missoula East quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Copper Cliff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 42 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | EAST FORK ASHBY |
| 5 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Missoula Field Office | SOUTHERN CROSS SPRIN |
| 26 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | WASHOE CK. |
| 13 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Missoula Field Office | COPPER CLIFF |
| 11 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Missoula Field Office | WASHOE CREEK |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 7 August 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Copper Cliff: 27 past producers, 5 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite. 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 Bell Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1957 | |
| Chloride | Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Coloma District | Barium-Barite, Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Copper Cliff District | Copper, Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Copper Cliff Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Copper Cliff Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Dixie Group | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Hidden Tunnel Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Missoula Limestone | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Olympiad Mine | Gold, Copper, Mica, Silver | Unknown |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 770085. 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.