Summit, Montana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Virginia City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59755. It lies near Bachelor Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Cirque Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Varney quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Cirque Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Cirque Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Summit between 1994 and 2019, burning about 4,865 acres in total. 12 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 | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | ELKHORN CITY |
| 10 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MEADOW FORK |
| 5 August 1996 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HUNGRY HOLLOW |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 11 August 2018 | Natural | 4,087 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | WIGWAM |
| 10 August 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 29 July 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | AXOLOTL |
| 25 July 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 69 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 69 workings within 5 miles of Summit: 38 past producers, 9 occurrences, 9 producers, 7 unknowns. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alhambra | Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Bull Frog Mine | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Cabin and Cornucopia Lode | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Gardner | Gold, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Gardner Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | Galena, Pyrite | |
| Greenback Mine | Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Greenback Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Kearsarge Mine | Gold, Silver, Tellurium | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Riddel | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Calverts Claims | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia City | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Central City (historical) | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Adobe (historical) | 7.4 miles | 21 | |
| Junction | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Varney | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Bowman Place | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Woodward Place | 10.7 miles | 20 | |
| Ruby | 11.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 806984. 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.











