Yegen, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Laurel census division. It stands on Canyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yegen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Yegen quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Billings quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
96 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Yegen between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,379 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yellowstone County | 2908 LAMPMAN DR. |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Yellowstone County | SE 1121 SHILOH BLVD. CROSSING |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Yellowstone County | SE 1121 SHILOH CROSSING BLVD |
| 4 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Land Office | not named |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | 28TH |
| 2 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Southern Land Office | MONTCLAIR |
| 10 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | GRANGER AVENUE WEST |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yellowstone County | 1270 24TH S. WEST |
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 Yegen: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buff Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Tenny Bentonite | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Bentonite Location | Clay | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yegen in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yegen | - | Tree branches 3 to 4 inches in diameter were littered across an apartment complex. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yegen | - | Multiple power poles near the intersection of King Avenue West and Shiloh Road were knocked down due to a microburst. As a result, thousands of West End homes and businesses lost power. The thunderstorm knocked down eight poles and left about 5,200 customers and two substations without power. One of the large poles snapped about 10 feet above the ground, dragging down other power poles and light poles along the road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yegen | - | A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph was reported 9 miles west of Billings. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Yegen | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Yegen | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesper | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Mossmain | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cameron Park | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Baseline | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Rimrock | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Billings | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Laurel | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Billings Heights | 11.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 778728. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




