BlockWestfall, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Superior census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59872. It stands on Second Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lozeau quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Superior quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Lozeau quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Lozeau quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
197 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Westfall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 316 acres in total. 79 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | 2ND SECOND CREEK |
| 8 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | COLEMANS CORNER |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | EASTFALL |
| 30 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | BARK PLANT PILE |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | AIRPORT FIRE |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | COLEMAN'S CORNER |
| 20 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | FIRST CREEK RIDGE |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SUNRISE CR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Westfall: 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highbar Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Highbar Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Red Hawk Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lozeau | 0.5 miles | 8 | |
| Riverbend | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Crescent City (historical) | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Quartz | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar Mouth (historical) | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Amador (historical) | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Oliverville | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Superior | 7.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 793139. 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.