Heron, Sanders County, Montana, United States

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Trout Creek Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
Region:	Sanders County, Montana, United States
Latitude:	48° 3' 31" N
Longitude:	115° 57' 25" W
Lat/Long (dec):	48.05882,-115.95712
Köppen climate type:	Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Elevation:	686m
Population:	282 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:	5657116
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5657116:1
GUID:	dd14285d-0ff6-423a-8c91-7a55afefc408

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Red Fir Claims (Amazon), Camas Prairie Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	48° 4' 27" N	115° 55' 8" W	3.3km (2.1 miles)
Ryan (Ryan 0260), Camas Prairie Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	48° 5' 30" N	115° 56' 54" W	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Frederick and Wind Group, Camas Prairie Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	48° 6' 7" N	115° 57' 45" W	4.8km (3.0 miles)
Ulley Prospect, Camas Prairie Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	48° 5' 50" N	115° 55' 9" W	5.1km (3.2 miles)
Gopher Hole Mine (Lucky Lady), Camas Prairie Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	48° 6' 47" N	115° 58' 5" W	6.1km (3.8 miles)
Broken, Camas Prairie Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	48° 7' 14" N	115° 58' 8" W	7.0km (4.3 miles)
Bee and Boo Claim Group, Camas Prairie Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	48° 6' 48" N	115° 54' 42" W	7.0km (4.3 miles)
Blue Creek Mine, Camas Prairie Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	48° 7' 35" N	115° 58' 9" W	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Unnamed Copper Location (MRDS - 10208002), Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 2' 35" N	116° 3' 32" W	7.8km (4.8 miles)
Carpie Prospect, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 5' 25" N	116° 4' 29" W	9.4km (5.9 miles)
Homestead Mining Claims, Sanders County, Montana, USA	47° 58' 20" N	115° 57' 42" W	9.6km (6.0 miles)
R. J. Price Mining Company Prospect, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 5' 49" N	116° 4' 29" W	9.7km (6.1 miles)
Holliday Mine (Homestead Mine), Pilgrim Creek District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	47° 58' 33" N	115° 54' 30" W	9.9km (6.1 miles)
Unnamed Lead Location (MRDS - 10120176), Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 7' 48" N	116° 4' 53" W	12.2km (7.6 miles)
Hummer Occurrence, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 8' 25" N	116° 4' 24" W	12.5km (7.8 miles)
White Star Prospect (Baker Prospect), Pilgrim Creek District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	47° 57' 9" N	115° 51' 30" W	13.9km (8.6 miles)
Miller Prospect, Pilgrim Creek District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	47° 58' 32" N	115° 48' 59" W	14.0km (8.7 miles)
John Francis Claims, Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, USA	48° 11' 8" N	115° 57' 2" W	14.1km (8.8 miles)
Weir Prospect, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 8' 29" N	116° 6' 6" W	14.1km (8.8 miles)
Unnamed Lead Location (MRDS - 10168684), Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 8' 36" N	116° 6' 13" W	14.4km (8.9 miles)
John Francis Claims, Camas Prairie Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	48° 11' 18" N	115° 56' 26" W	14.5km (9.0 miles)
Pilgrim Prospect (Holbert Prospect), Pilgrim Creek District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	47° 55' 55" N	115° 52' 53" W	15.2km (9.4 miles)
Red Cliff Prospect (Redcliffe; Wickstrom Group), Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 8' 45" N	116° 7' 59" W	16.3km (10.1 miles)
Antelope Prospect (Whitedelf Mining), Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 8' 39" N	116° 8' 16" W	16.5km (10.2 miles)
J. F. Claims, Troy Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA	48° 12' 17" N	115° 53' 53" W	16.8km (10.5 miles)
Homestake Prospect, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 10' 28" N	116° 6' 13" W	16.8km (10.5 miles)
Cabinet Prospect, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 4' 18" N	116° 11' 2" W	16.9km (10.5 miles)
Little Senator Prospect, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 8' 33" N	116° 8' 58" W	17.0km (10.6 miles)
McWilliams Occurrence, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 10' 16" N	116° 7' 27" W	17.6km (10.9 miles)
Ralph Property (Wickstrom Group), Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA	48° 8' 58" N	116° 9' 10" W	17.7km (11.0 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 17.7 km)

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 17.7 km)

ⓘ 'Argillite'

ⓘ Siltstone

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Belt Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Wallace Domain, North America Plate	Domain
West Canadian-Alberta basin, North America Plate	Basin
USA	Country
Montana, USA	State
North Montana Thrust Belt, Montana, USA	Basin
Sanders County, Montana, USA	County
Trout Creek Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA	Mining District

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