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Elkhorn Hot Springs, Montana

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2005. It stands in the Dillon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59746. It stands on Hot Springs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elkhorn Hot Springs quadrangle.

Elkhorn Hot Springs within Beaverhead County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

16 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Elkhorn Hot Springs between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,314 acres in total. 7 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
Natural7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 September 2000Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestYANK MOOSE
7 August 2002Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCRYSTAL PARK
6 August 2005Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCOOLIDGE
26 August 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral Land OfficeGRASSHOPPER FIRE
25 August 1995Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestFIELD OF DREAMS
24 August 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestWELLMAN
23 August 1997Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCLARK CREEK
22 August 1998Equipment and vehicle use30 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestLITTLE GOLD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Beaverhead County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Elkhorn Hot Springs: 15 past producers, 7 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Boston and Montana GroupSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Comet GroupSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerTetrahedrite
Crystal ParkMolybdenum, Titanium, MetalOccurrence1979
Elkhorn Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Elkhorn MineSilver, Lead, Copper, MolybdenumPast Producer1872
Elkhorn MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, TungstenPast Producer1873, 1900
Guy MineSilver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, MolybdenumPast Producer1891
Guy MineCopper, Silver, Gold, ZincPast Producer
Mcconnell Wellman GroupSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, GoldPast ProducerChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
Oro GrandeMolybdenum, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CalciumProspect

Every working recorded in Beaverhead County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Maverick Mountain2.1 miles13
Coolidge (historical)4.5 miles13
Elkhorn4.5 miles13
Polaris5.9 miles12
Gloss Place10.9 miles9
Lion City (historical)14.4 miles18
Ermont Mill16.6 miles18
Jackson17.0 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 783143. 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.