McQueen, Montana
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Butte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59701. It lies near Woodville Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Elk Park Pass quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 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.
- 1889 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Elk Park quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Elk Park Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Elk Park Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of McQueen between 1996 and 2019, burning about 4 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MOLTEN RES |
| 4 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | PENNY |
| 26 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | ELK PARK |
| 24 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | ELK PARK |
| 23 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MARY EMMEE |
| 22 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HANEY |
| 2 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | SADDLE ROCK |
| 9 June 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | EAST RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 323 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 323 workings within 5 miles of McQueen: 179 past producers, 58 prospects, 41 occurrences, 23 unknowns. 22 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Silver, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Mine | Silica, Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Alice Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Beryllium | Past Producer | 1960 | |
| Belmont Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1957 | |
| Black Rock Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Manganese | Producer | Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Sphalerite | |
| Bonanza Lode | Copper, Gold, Cobalt, Zinc, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Bullwhacker Mine | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Butte District | Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Silver, Copper, Gold, Tellurium, Sulfur, Cadmium, Selenium, Calcium, Bismuth | Producer | 1880 | |
| Butte, Veins (Anaconda) | Copper, Silver, Gold, Bismuth, Cadmium, Manganese, Zinc, Lead, Selenium, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1875, 1880, 2000 | |
| Carver Tailings | Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Carver Tailings | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meaderville | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| East Butte | 0.6 miles | 28 | |
| Silver Bow Park | 1.4 miles | 28 | |
| Columbia Gardens | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Centerville | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Allendale (historical) | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| North Walkerville (historical) | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Walkerville | 2.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 787119. 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.












