BlockUniversity Heights, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Darby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59829. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Darby quadrangle.
On record in University Heights
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- University Heights Historic Districtlisted 2012 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1901 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Darby quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Darby quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of University Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,437 acres in total. 60 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 60 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | RavaIIi County | D2 - MUTUAL AID - COAL MINE RD |
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | TIN CUP RIDGE |
| 6 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Bitterroot National Forest | TIN CUP 2 |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | GOLF BALL |
| 5 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | STELLA |
| 5 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | JERRY FIRE |
| 5 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | TIN CUP PARTY |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | RavaIIi County | E MILES AVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of University Heights: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Horse Creek | Titanium, Thorium | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darby | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Holtet Court | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Gorus | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Como | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Peaks and Pines Park | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Charlos Heights | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Ward | 8.5 miles | 16 | |
| Conner | 8.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 792595. 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.