Halfmoon, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Columbia Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59912. It stands on Garnier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Columbia Falls North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbia Falls North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Columbia Falls North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Halfmoon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 93 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | HIDEAWAY |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | HIDDEN VALLEY |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead County | HWY 206 / COLUMBIA MEADOWS DR-CF |
| 3 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | DUTY |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | TOFTUM LANE |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | SOUTH CEDER LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Halfmoon: 3 producers, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Contained or Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1955 | |
| Hamilton Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Blue Moon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crushing Plant No.. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Day Court | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Big Sky Colonial Manor | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Pine Park | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Columbia Falls | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| La Salle | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Happy Haven | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Whitefish | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Conkelley | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 806952. 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.






