Jackson, Montana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Big Hole Basin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59736. It stands on Governor Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jackson quadrangle. 36 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,473 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Salmon quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Jackson between 1994 and 2020, burning about 164 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | RICHARDS PARK |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 2 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead County | ABRAMS CREEK FIRE |
| 12 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Beaverhead County | DOOLING RANCH |
| 6 October 1996 | Debris and open burning | 160 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | WARM SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Jackson: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carney Mine | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Jardine Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jackson in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | DOT sensor 6 miles southeast of Jackson, MT. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Jackson | - | Mesonet station dhlm8 9.1 ne Baker. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Strong winds measuring 58KT (67MPH) were reported 6 miles SE of Jackson, MT at Big Hole Pass. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Jackson | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported in Jackson, MT. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Outflow winds gusted to 56KT (64MPH) 6 miles SE of Jackson. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 58 mph at Jackson 6SE (the Big Hole Pass DOT site). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloss Place | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Polaris | 15.3 miles | 12 | |
| Maverick Mountain | 16.1 miles | 13 | |
| Elkhorn Hot Springs | 17.0 miles | 13 | |
| Wisdom | 17.4 miles | 11 | |
| Moosehorn (historical) | 21.0 miles | 11 | |
| Coolidge (historical) | 21.4 miles | 13 | |
| Elkhorn | 21.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Jackson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4160690 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 785383. 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.







