Leiterville, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Twin Bridges census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59754. It lies near Spuhler Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Noble Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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
- 1960 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Noble Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Noble Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Leiterville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 420 acres in total. 11 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2020 | Natural | 128 acres | Madison County | BEAR CREEK |
| 8 August 2013 | Natural | 118 acres | Dillon Field Office | INDIAN CREEK |
| 31 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | TAMARACK MINE |
| 22 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 34 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | WISCONSIN PRIVATE |
| 21 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | NUGGET RIDGE |
| 16 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LEITERVILLE |
| 1 August 2020 | Natural | 128 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | OLD BALDY |
| 4 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | OLD BALDY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 193 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 193 workings within 5 miles of Leiterville: 103 past producers, 40 occurrences, 28 prospects, 15 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chief Mine | Mica, Gold, Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Big Chief Prospect | Mica, Beryllium | Past Producer | 1943, 1944 | |
| Bismark-Nugget Adits | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bismark-Nugget Group | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bismuth Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bismuth Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Black Ace | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Boulder-Cobalt Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Bryzant Mine | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bullidick Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sheridan | 7.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mammoth | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Twin Bridges | 11.1 miles | 16 | |
| Iron Rod (historical) | 11.6 miles | 17 | |
| Waterloo | 12.1 miles | 16 | |
| Silver Star | 12.6 miles | 17 | |
| Laurin | 14.0 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122543157 | 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 786041. 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.









