Gunsight, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Blackfeet Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59427. The Survey maps it on the Gunsight quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1907 USGS Blackfoot Res. quadrangle1:48000
- 1909 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:125000
- 1912 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Gunsight quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Gunsight between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,210 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | AIRPLANE |
| 27 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Blackfeet Agency | POWDERPUFF |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | CARTER OIL ROAD |
| 11 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Blackfeet Agency | SLING SHOT |
| 10 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | FRANK |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | RAILROAD#2 |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | AIRPORT |
| 7 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | THOMAS |
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 Gunsight: 11 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gunsight in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gunsight | - | Mesonet station recorded 64 mph wind gust 10 miles south of Cut Bank. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundance | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Cut Bank | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Seville Colony | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hidden Lake Colony | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Santa Rita | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Piegan | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Horizon Colony | 13.7 miles | 11 | |
| Glendale Colony | 15.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 772032. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







