Trask, Montana
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Boulder census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59701. It lies near Elk Park. The Survey maps it on the Elk Park Pass quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 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 Boulder quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Elk Park quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Elk Park Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Elk Park Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Trask between 1992 and 2020, burning about 792 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MOULTON RESEVOIR ROAD |
| 30 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | NEZ PERCE |
| 26 September 2011 | Natural | 15 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | SHEEPSHEAD |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN |
| 24 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MOLTEN RES |
| 4 August 2011 | Natural | 80 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | WHITETAIL PEAK |
| 31 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | KONDA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Trask: 7 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Manganese, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Lode | Copper, Gold, Cobalt, Zinc, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Montreal Star | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt, Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Nellie | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Nellie Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Sunset | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sunset Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Gold | |
| William Barth Claims | Manganese, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Woodville Deposit | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Butte- Elk Park Extension | Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Gate | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | 1895 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodville | 3.8 miles | 28 | |
| Elk Park | 4.9 miles | 27 | |
| Pappas Place | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Bernice | 11.5 miles | 28 | |
| Paul Place | 12.1 miles | 15 | |
| Homestake | 12.4 miles | 15 | |
| Welch | 13.0 miles | 15 | |
| Big Foot (historical) | 14.2 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 792356. 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.












