Hassel, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Townsend West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59644. It stands on West Fork Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Giant Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Townsend quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Giant Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Giant Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Hassel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 852 acres in total. 17 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | LIMESTONE ORDNANCE |
| 5 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | CROW CREEK CAMPFIRE |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SAGEBRUSH GULCH |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SHEEP UNITS |
| 27 August 2015 | Natural | 14 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | WHIPCRACKER |
| 21 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | PARK |
| 21 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | LIME PLANT |
| 20 August 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | HOG HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 89 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 89 workings within 5 miles of Hassel: 29 occurrences, 29 past producers, 13 unknowns, 11 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Bluebell Group | Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Bluebird Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Cross Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Diamond Hill Mine | Gold, Tungsten, Bismuth, Silver | Past Producer | 1877, 1885 | |
| Erickson=1,2,3 Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Etta | Lead, Gold, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Bug & Mary Rose Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hardmore Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Independent | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMullan | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bedford | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Townsend | 7.7 miles | 17 | |
| Radersburg | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Crow Creek City (historical) | 9.1 miles | 19 | |
| Parker | 9.2 miles | 19 | |
| Holker | 10.5 miles | 19 | |
| Canton (historical) | 11.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 784614. 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.








