BlockMike Horse, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59639. It stands on Mike Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rogers Pass 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
9 surveys from 11 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 Hogan quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rogers Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Dearborn River quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Rogers Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Mike Horse (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 19 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 | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CADOTTE PASS |
| 25 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | NORTH CADOTTE CREEK |
| 2 September 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Central Land Office | DENTON MTN |
| 15 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | FLESHER |
| 12 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SWORD |
| 1 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | HORSEFLY |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | WEST CADOTTE |
| 9 August 1994 | Natural | 25 acres | Butte Field Office | TMBR HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Mike Horse (historical): 11 past producers, 8 prospects, 6 occurrences, 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Bobby Boy Lode | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | 1940 | |
| Carbonate | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Consolation | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Heddleston Deposit | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1898, 1915 | |
| Iron Hill Claim | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Midnight | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mike Horse Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1898, 1915 | |
| Oker Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Paymaster | Lead, Silver, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver King (historical) | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Strom | 9.7 miles | 20 | |
| Wilborn | 9.9 miles | 20 | |
| Sieben | 15.2 miles | 20 | |
| Wolf Creek | 15.5 miles | 11 | |
| Canyon Creek | 16.1 miles | 21 | |
| Atlantic City (historical) | 16.9 miles | 22 | |
| Lincoln | 17.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789088. 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.