Sundance, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Blackfeet Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59427. The Survey maps it on the Sundance quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1911 USGS Blackfoot quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Sundance quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Sundance between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,215 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | AIRPLANE |
| 28 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BLACK KNIGHT |
| 27 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Blackfeet Agency | POWDERPUFF |
| 22 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Blackfeet Agency | PARDUE |
| 11 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Blackfeet Agency | SLING SHOT |
| 10 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | FRANK |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | RAILROAD#2 |
| 7 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | THOMAS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sundance: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Iron Occurrence | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sundance in 8 storm reports between 2019 and 2022: 4 heavy rain, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Sundance | - | Eight hour rainfall total. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Sundance | - | Total rain since Saturday. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Sundance | - | Report of 1 inches of rain 11 miles west of Cut Bank. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Sundance | - | Updated rainfall report since Sunday evening. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Sundance | - | One inch hail falling on Friday evening in Glacier County. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sundance | - | Ambient weather station reports a 74 mph wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sundance | - | Ambient weather station 15 miles W of Cut Bank measured 74 mph wind gust. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Sundance | - | Quarter size hail occurred at the beginning of the storm, then decreased to pea size. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsight | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hidden Lake Colony | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Seville Colony | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Fort Piegan | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cut Bank | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Meriwether | 12.2 miles | 9 | |
| Santa Rita | 12.2 miles | 13 | |
| Glendale Colony | 14.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 777317. 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.





