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Mammoth, Montana

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Harrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59747. It stands on Park Creek. The Survey maps it on the Manhead Mountain quadrangle.

Mammoth within Madison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

16 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Mammoth between 1996 and 2020, burning about 5,320 acres in total. 10 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
Natural10
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1

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
6 September 2020Recreation and ceremony32 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCATARACT
5 September 2005Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCARMICHAEL
15 September 2020Natural2.5 acresMadison CountyHWY 359
15 September 2020Arson/incendiarism27 acresMadison CountyWILSON LANE
17 August 2005Natural15 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCURLY
15 August 2011Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestBROWN BACK
31 July 1996Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestBEAR GULCH
3 July 2016Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestHOLLOWTOP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 59 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Mammoth: 36 past producers, 10 occurrences, 10 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Antelope-PonyPlatinum, Iridium, OsmiumOccurrence
Antelope-Pony DistrictChromium, Osmium, IridiumOccurrenceChromite
Bismark MineGold, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, ZincPast ProducerVein
Bismark MineMolybdenum, Iron, CopperPast Producer
Boss Tweed and ClipperGold, Silver, Iron, CopperPast Producer
Bozeman MineGold, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Carmichael ClaimsIronProspect1958
Garnet Gold MineGold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Garnet MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast ProducerGalena
Gilliam Vermiculite DepositVermiculiteProducerVermiculite

Every working recorded in Madison 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
Pony6.5 miles22
Summit Valley9.6 miles21
Leiterville9.7 miles17
Waterloo10.0 miles16
Beals11.8 miles21
Harrison12.4 miles21
Shaws12.6 miles21
Eau Clair (historical)13.0 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 786807. 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.