Singleshot, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Glacier National Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59936. It stands on Devil Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Bradley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1913 USGS Marias Pass quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Mount Bradley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Hungry Horse Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mount Bradley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Singleshot between 1992 and 2020, burning about 53,101 acres in total. 15 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | MILE MARKER 193 |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Glacier National Park | SCALPLOCK |
| 2 September 1998 | Natural | 8,800 acres | Flathead National Forest | CHALLENGE |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | CHALLENGE 2 |
| 1 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | SNOW SLIP POWERLINE |
| 1 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | DEVIL CREEK |
| 7 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | DEVIL CREEK |
| 6 August 2004 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Flathead National Forest | VINEGAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Singleshot: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Northern | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Lippincott | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Okedale | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowslip | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Blacktail | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| McCarthyville (historical) | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Nimrod | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Essex | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pinnacle | 11.8 miles | 13 | |
| Three Forks | 13.0 miles | 14 | |
| Canyon Creek Boat Landing | 15.4 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122589589 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 790548. 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.






