Wickes, Montana
29 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 59638. It lies near Finn Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Wickes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 29 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
- 1950 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Wickes quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Wickes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Wickes between 1994 and 2020, burning about 12,528 acres in total. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | CORBIN |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | 14 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | STAGECOACH |
| 27 September 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Central Land Office | KADY |
| 26 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Land Office | CLANCY CREEK |
| 20 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Central Land Office | GOLCONDA ROAD |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | NURSERY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 203 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 203 workings within 5 miles of Wickes: 103 past producers, 37 prospects, 27 occurrences, 21 unknowns. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alahambra District | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Manganese, Zinc, Silica, Uranium, Arsenic, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1921, 1957 | |
| Alta Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silica, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1869 | |
| Baltimore Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Beaverton Ranch | Copper, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Bertha | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bertha Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Bismuth, Antimony | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Big Chief | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Big Chief Mine Golconda | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1958 | |
| Bismarck Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Sericite, Sphalerite | |
| Black Jack Mine | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Producer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portal | 1.2 miles | 29 | |
| Amazon | 2.0 miles | 29 | |
| Glenbeg (historical) | 2.7 miles | 30 | |
| Corbin | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Comet | 4.4 miles | 30 | |
| Jefferson City | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| Kyle | 5.3 miles | 29 | |
| Rieder | 5.7 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 793263. 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.












