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Del Monte Heights, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Seaside-Monterey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93955. The Survey maps it on the Seaside quadrangle.

Del Monte Heights within Monterey County

Then and now

1913 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Del Monte Heights, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Del Monte Heights, surveyed 1913

Compare 1913 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 30 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

160 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Del Monte Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,308 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined68
Equipment and vehicle use28
Smoking28
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Arson/incendiarism8
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning4
Natural4
Firearms and explosives use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitCARPENTER
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitHIGHWAY 68
30 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitMATHESON
3 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use12 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitJOSSELYN CANYON RD CYPRE
29 September 2009Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitAGUAJITO RD CYPRESS
27 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionJOSSELYN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monterey County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Del Monte Heights: 10 producers, 9 past producers, 6 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Diatomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Stewart QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer
Monterey Mission TileClayProspectSedimentary
Monterey Mission TileClayPast Producer
Work Ranch DepositDiatomiteProducerSedimentary
Work Ranch DepositDiatomitePast Producer
Atkinson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
David AvenueStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Del Monte Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Jefferson Street QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ruthven PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Monterey County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Seaside0.7 miles30
Fort Ord Village (historical)0.8 miles30
Sand City0.9 miles30
Del Rey Oaks1.3 miles30
Del Monte2.1 miles30
Monterey3.4 miles31
Cannery Row3.5 miles31
New Monterey3.7 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658395. 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.