Red Mountain, Montana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Butte-Silver Bow South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59701. It stands on Wood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pipestone 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 15 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
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Pipestone Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Pipestone Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Red Mountain (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HIGHLAND |
| 17 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LITTLE CAMP CREEK |
| 17 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LIMEKILN#1 |
| 6 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LIME KILN |
| 5 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LIMEKILN 2 |
| 5 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | FISH CREEK |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Red Mountain (historical): 33 past producers, 11 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 5 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Cat Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Butte Highlands Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1866, 1867 | |
| Denny Prospect | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Highland View Claim | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | 1931 | |
| Limestone Occurrence | Garnet, Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Moose Creek | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Moose Creek-Fish Creek Traverse | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Overlook | Garnet, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Limestone, General, Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Ozark Prospect | Gold, Silver, Iron | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Pohndorf Deposit | Semiprecious Gemstone | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland City (historical) | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Royston (historical) | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Moose Town | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Nine-mile | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Janney | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Grace | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Newcomb | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Highview | 9.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1797820. 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.








