BlockFrost, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59410. It lies near Steamboat Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Steamboat Mountain 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
9 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.
- 1903 USGS Coopers Lake quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Steamboat Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Dearborn River quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Steamboat Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Frost (historical) in 2003, burning under an acre in total. 1 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Frost (historical): 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Meadow Lead-Zinc Occurrence | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Elk Creek Lead-Zinc Claim | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Beaver Meadows | Lead | Prospect | ||
| Ready Money Mine | Lead | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemons (historical) | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Racine Ford (historical) | 12.9 miles | 12 | |
| Upper Ellis Place | 13.1 miles | 10 | |
| Silver King (historical) | 14.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lower Ellis Place | 15.5 miles | 10 | |
| La Chapelle Place | 15.9 miles | 10 | |
| Split Rock Junction | 16.8 miles | 11 | |
| Stoner Place | 17.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789174. 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.