Sunnyside, Montana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Anaconda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59711. It lies near Ice House Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Anaconda South 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.
- 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
- 1961 USGS Anaconda quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Anaconda South quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Anaconda South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Sunnyside between 1992 and 2019, burning about 56 acres in total. 14 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 | 27 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CLEAR CREEK #2 |
| 26 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CLEAR CREEK |
| 25 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | WASHOE PARK |
| 21 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 6 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BIG GULCH |
| 5 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | A HILL FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Sunnyside: 12 occurrences, 4 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Anaconda Reduction Smelter | Copper | Plant | ||
| Anaconda Hot Springs | Geothermal, Iron | Producer | ||
| Anaconda Quarry | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Browns Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Clay Deposit Se of the Town of Lost Creek | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Calcite, Feldspar, Illite, Kaolin, Mica, Quartz | |
| Garrity Hill Area | Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Nickel, Vanadium, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Hesperia & Minerva | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Placer Fire Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stuckey Ridge | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Unknown | ||
| Tri City Concrete Prods | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| West Valley | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Stump Town | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lost Creek | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Mine Creek | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Mill Creek | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Staton | 6.5 miles | 21 | |
| Opportunity | 8.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802212. 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.











