Miramonte, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93641. It lies near Burns Flat. The Survey maps it on the Miramonte quadrangle. It stands 3,094 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1922 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1922 USGS Trimmer quadrangle1:96000
- 1924 USGS Dinuba quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Dunlap quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Dunlap quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Miramonte quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Miramonte between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,967 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 15 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | MAGPIE |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | GEORGE |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Sequoia National Forest | COOKS |
| 6 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | PIPPATT |
| 4 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | GREENHILL RD MIRAMONTE |
| 4 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | SNOWLINE |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Tulare Unit | PG&E |
| 26 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Tulare Unit | BADGER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Miramonte: 4 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninety-Nine Mine | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Deposits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Bill Waley Indian Allotment | Tungsten | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| Bill Waley Indian Allotment | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| J. A. Barrington | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| J.A. Barrington Prospect | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Mill Creek Tungsten | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| North Fork | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Tactite Zone | Tungsten | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miramonte in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flood | Miramonte | - | California Highway Patrol reported a rockslide blocking both directions of SR 180 at SR 245. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Crossing | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Pinehurst | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Etheda Springs | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Cedarbrook | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Neffs Camp | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Millwood (historical) | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Dunlap | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Goodmill | 6.3 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Miramonte | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6872747 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 263693. 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.












