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La Salle, Montana

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Kalispell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59901. The Survey maps it on the Columbia Falls South quadrangle.

La Salle within Flathead County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

143 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of La Salle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,269 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined71
Debris and open burning36
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony3
Fireworks3
Smoking3
Other causes2
Arson/incendiarism1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeTRAP ROAD
7 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeHIDEAWAY
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeMILE MARKER 3
4 September 2010Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeHIDDEN VALLEY
4 September 1998Smokingunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeELK TRAIL
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlathead CountyHWY 206 / COLUMBIA MEADOWS DR-CF
3 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlathead County2953 RUFENACH LANE KALISPELL
3 September 2003Smokingunder an acreNorthwestern Land Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Flathead County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of La Salle: 4 producers. All of them still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Art Weaver CrusherSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Blue Moon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Crushing Plant No.. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pack PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Flathead County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Big Sky Colonial Manor4.3 miles11
Rose Crossing4.4 miles12
Lazy Day Court4.4 miles11
Pine Park5.0 miles11
Halfmoon5.2 miles12
Columbia Falls5.3 miles11
Ridgewood Terrace6.1 miles11
Evergreen6.3 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 806957. 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.