Summit Valley, Montana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Harrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59721. The Survey maps it on the Jefferson Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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
- 1950 USGS Jefferson Island quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Jefferson Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Jefferson Island quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Summit Valley between 1996 and 2020, burning about 5,208 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,100 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | ANTELOPE CREEK |
| 29 September 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1,962 acres | Madison County | ANTELOPE |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Madison County | 84 |
| 25 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 25 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MUD SPRINGS |
| 22 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CAVERNS |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Jefferson County | 202067 |
| 15 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 679 acres | Central Land Office | SAPPINGTON JUNCTION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Summit Valley: 8 past producers, 6 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Gold, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limespur Quarry | Limestone, High Calcium | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Limespur Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mineral Hill | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Prospector's Dream | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Surprise Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Feldspar, Talc-Soapstone, Kyanite, Asbestos, Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Feldspar, Asbestos, Kyanite, Mica, Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Kaolin | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Rare Earth Deposit | REE | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beals | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Eau Clair (historical) | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Jefferson Island | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Stringtown (historical) | 6.8 miles | 21 | |
| Harrison | 7.4 miles | 21 | |
| Pony | 7.7 miles | 22 | |
| Harrison Mill | 7.9 miles | 21 | |
| Shaws | 9.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 791674. 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.











