Highview, Montana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Butte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59701. It lies near Passmore Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Homestake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1893 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Homestake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Homestake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
170 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Highview between 1992 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 3 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 110 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LITTLE WILLIE |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HOMESTAKE 3 |
| 5 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HOMESTAKE |
| 29 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | POWER |
| 28 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LITTLE BLACKTAIL |
| 2 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | DOG POND |
| 2 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Highview: 20 past producers, 15 occurrences, 6 prospects, 5 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagg Placer | Silica, Gold, REE, Zinc | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Gold Bug Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1911 | |
| Irene | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lena Mine | Gold, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Mountain Cheif Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Pay Rock Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1932 | |
| Pay Rock Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Shorty | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | ||
| Shorty | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Sun Lode | Fullers Earth | Prospect | 1920 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nine-mile | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Skones | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Janney | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Newcomb | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Floral Park | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Columbia Gardens | 6.3 miles | 28 | |
| Silver Bow Park | 6.7 miles | 28 | |
| East Butte | 7.3 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 784876. 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.








