Sieben, Montana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59648. It stands on Clark Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mitchell Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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 Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 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
- 1962 USGS Mitchell Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Sieben between 1992 and 2019, burning about 623 acres in total. 54 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 | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | 35 acres | Central Land Office | WEST SHEEP |
| 14 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | LYONS CREEK |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | LONG GULCH |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Central Land Office | SPRING GULCH |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | REST AREA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sieben: 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson Slate Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Copper-Bearing Sandstone - Unnamed | Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Copper-Bearing Siltite-Name Unknown | Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Prospected Mafic Dike-Name Unknown | Manganese, Strontium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Prospected Quartz Vein-Name Unknown | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Sieben Ranch Quarry | Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Wolf Creek Picture Stone No1 Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Wolf Creek Picture Stone No3 | Stone | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sieben in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sieben | - | MDT sensor MTSBN Sieben Flats measured a severe gust. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sieben | - | Mesonet station Sieben Flats MDT. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sieben | - | Report from 8 SSW Wolf Creek. Mesonet station 301005 Sieben. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sieben | - | Peak wind gust reported at the Sieben Flats DOT sensor. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Creek | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Canyon Creek | 9.7 miles | 21 | |
| Strom | 9.8 miles | 20 | |
| Trinity (historical) | 10.1 miles | 20 | |
| Silver City | 10.1 miles | 20 | |
| Dennison (historical) | 10.8 miles | 18 | |
| Wilborn | 11.5 miles | 20 | |
| Old Weiss and French Place | 12.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 801449. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









