Pinegrove, Montana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Missoula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59802. It lies near Mittower Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Northeast Missoula quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1903 USGS Bonner quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Northeast Missoula quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Missoula East quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Northeast Missoula quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
460 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 460 fires within 5 miles of Pinegrove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,267 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 14 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 231 |
| Debris and open burning | 85 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 55 |
| Natural | 42 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missoula County | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CRAZY TRAIL FIRE |
| 7 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | MM 3 HWY 200 |
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CRAZY CANYON CAMPFIRE |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Pinegrove: 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Brick Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Deposit In Northeast Missoula | Brick Clay | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Juniper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Rattlesnake Creek Barite | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Stock Pile | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Western Materials Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wheeler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carols Court | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mountain View Court | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| West Riverside | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Milltown | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Bonner Junction | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Bonner | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| East Missoula | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Piltzville | 2.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 788903. 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.







