Lazy Day, Montana
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Livingston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59052. It stands on Upsidedown Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Douglas quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 23 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.
- 1891 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1941 USGS Mt Douglas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Mt. Douglas quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Mt Douglas quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Mt. Douglas quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Mount Douglas quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Gardiner quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Mount Douglas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Lazy Day (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,512 acres in total. 10 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 | 10 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | ARMOR |
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | CARBONATE |
| 28 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | WAR EAGLE |
| 20 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | HAWLEY |
| 19 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
| 19 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | WAR EAGLE |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | EAGLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Lazy Day (historical): 27 prospects, 8 past producers, 7 occurrences, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond | Nickel, Molybdenum, Iron, Gold, Copper | Prospect | 1878 | |
| Black Diamond Prospect | Iron, Molybdenum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | 1878 | |
| Crown Lode | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Half Moon Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| North Star | Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Rudd Property | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Shawn Marie | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Ski Line Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Skyline Prospect | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Skylark | Silver, Zinc, Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Contact | 15.3 miles | 22 | |
| Montanapolis Springs (historical) | 17.5 miles | 22 | |
| Pine Creek | 23.1 miles | 20 | |
| Silver Gate | 23.3 miles | 17 | |
| White City | 23.8 miles | 21 | |
| Chico Hot Springs | 24.3 miles | 21 | |
| Pray | 24.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743291. 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.













