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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.

Red Mountain within Silver Bow County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 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

70 since 1992

Regional 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 ceremony31
Natural21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
2 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestHIGHLAND
17 September 2013Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestLITTLE CAMP CREEK
17 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forestnot named
9 August 2005Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestLIMEKILN#1
6 August 2004Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestLIME KILN
5 August 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestLIMEKILN 2
5 August 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestFISH CREEK
5 August 1994Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Silver Bow 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 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bear Cat ProspectGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Butte Highlands MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer1866, 1867
Denny ProspectTungsten, MolybdenumUnknown
Highland View ClaimGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Talc-SoapstonePast Producer1931
Limestone OccurrenceGarnet, Limestone, DimensionOccurrence
Moose CreekLimestone, GeneralUnknown
Moose Creek-Fish Creek TraverseGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, CopperOccurrence
OverlookGarnet, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Limestone, General, Gold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceContact Metasomatic
Ozark ProspectGold, Silver, IronPast ProducerUnderground
Pohndorf DepositSemiprecious GemstoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Silver Bow 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
Highland City (historical)1.6 miles16
Royston (historical)3.4 miles16
Moose Town4.5 miles16
Nine-mile7.7 miles15
Janney8.0 miles15
Grace8.3 miles16
Newcomb8.8 miles17
Highview9.3 miles15

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.