Electric, Montana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Gardiner-Cooke City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59030. It lies near Beattie Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Electric Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1891 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Miner quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Electric Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Gardiner quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Electric Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Electric between 1995 and 2020, burning about 881 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | MULHERIN |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Park County | GARDINER |
| 17 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BASSETTT HOUND |
| 10 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | LITTLE TRAIL CREEK |
| 5 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | LITTLE TRAIL CREEK |
| 4 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | CUTLER |
| 25 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 860 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | LITTLE JOE |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | MAIDEN BASIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Electric: 4 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corwin Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Gardiner Travertine Deposits | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Travertine | |
| Gardiner Travertine Quarry | Travertine | Past Producer | ||
| Gardiner Travertine Saw | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Moonlight Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Corwin Springs | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Corwin Springs Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Boston | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Clipper | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Hy Grade Placer | Gold | Occurrence | 1934 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Corwin Springs | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Gardiner | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Jardine | 7.8 miles | 23 | |
| Sphinx | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Miner | 10.7 miles | 21 | |
| Carbella | 11.0 miles | 21 | |
| Dailey (historical) | 15.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 783037. 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.










