Landusky, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the South Phillips census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59546. It lies near Mill Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Zortman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Landusky quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Zortman quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Zortman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Landusky between 1994 and 2020, burning about 11,508 acres in total. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Malta Field Office | MISSION |
| 19 September 1994 | Smoking | 145 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | SQUAW CR |
| 15 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | HERBIE |
| 1 September 2016 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Malta Field Office | LANDUSKY |
| 9 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | THE RUG FIRE |
| 7 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | DRY GULCH |
| 6 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Malta Field Office | SUNFLOWER |
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | OTTER ROBE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Landusky: 11 occurrences, 10 unknowns, 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Clay, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antone Peak | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Badger King | Gold, Tellurium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Gold Bug Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1893, 1894 | |
| Gold Bug Mine | Gold, Silver, Iron, Manganese, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Gold, Limonite, Sylvanite | |
| Jack Deuce | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Maud | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Surprise Mine | Gold, Silver, Tellurium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Ruby Gulch Group | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | 1897, 1903 |
Storms near this place
18 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Landusky in 18 storm reports between 2000 and 2021: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landusky | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts in Landusky blew away 2 grain bins and blew down a wooden building and 20 acres of hay. There was also a roof blown off a building in Landusky. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Landusky | - | Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landusky | - | Trained spotter estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landusky | - | Trained spotter reported a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust and brief heavy rain. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Landusky | - | Trained spotter reported a road washed out in Landusky. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landusky | - | Trained spotter reported several power poles blown down along seven-mile road, between US Highway 191 and Zortman. Trees were bending in the wind as the storm passed. Power was out across the area. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landusky | - | Storm chaser reported 70 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landusky | - | Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts, along with pea size hail. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Landusky | - | Trained spotter estimated nickel-sized hail with brief heavy rain. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landusky | - | Trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds and reported heavy rain with frequent lightning. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Landusky | - | Trained spotter reported penny-sized hail and heavy rain. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landusky | - | Manning Corral Raws site. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Landusky | - | Spotter reported a tornado touched the ground briefly 13 miles south of Landusky. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Landusky | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Wildfire | Landusky | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Landusky | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Landusky | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Landusky | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitcomb (historical) | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Zortman | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| DY Junction | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Trine (historical) | 16.4 miles | 8 | |
| Brookside (historical) | 20.5 miles | 7 | |
| Midale | 24.4 miles | 8 | |
| Phillips | 27.8 miles | 7 | |
| Regina (historical) | 33.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 773211. 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.




