Donald, Montana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It lies in ZIP code area 59701. The Survey maps it on the Pipestone Pass quadrangle. It stands 6,306 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1893 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Pipestone Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Pipestone Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Donald between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,835 acres in total. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 65 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | POWER |
| 27 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HERMAN GULCH |
| 2 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HIGHLAND |
| 2 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | DOG POND |
| 2 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 13 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BEAVERPOND |
| 9 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BICYCLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 60 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Donald: 29 past producers, 14 occurrences, 10 unknowns, 6 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mile Nickel Deposit | Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Bear Cat Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Denny Prospect | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Highland View Claim | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | 1931 | |
| Limestone Occurrence | Garnet, Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Moose Creek-Fish Creek Traverse | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Moscow Prospect | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Overlook | Garnet, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Limestone, General, Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Overlook Group Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pohndorf Amethyst | Gemstone, Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestake | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Welch | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cedric | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Pappas Place | 9.4 miles | 15 | |
| Vendome | 10.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pipestone Hot Springs | 11.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pipestone | 11.0 miles | 15 | |
| Paul Place | 12.9 miles | 15 |
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 Donald | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20657774 | 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 782466. 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.








