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Monte Toyon, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Santa Cruz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95003. It lies near Mangels Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Soquel quadrangle.

Monte Toyon within Santa Cruz County

Then and now

1912 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Monte Toyon, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Monte Toyon, surveyed 1912

Compare 1912 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

415 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 415 fires within 5 miles of Monte Toyon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 239 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 36 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/undetermined191
Equipment and vehicle use95
Debris and open burning38
Arson/incendiarism36
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Recreation and ceremony15
Smoking11
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Other causes1
Natural1

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
9 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLAGOON
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitPALMER
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2009Debris and open burning1.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unitnot named
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCATHEDRAL
6 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitZIGLER
5 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitPORTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Cruz County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Monte Toyon: 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Titanium, Metal, Chromium, Titanium. 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
Aptos PlacerIron, Titanium, MetalProducerIlmenite, Magnetite
Decomposed Granite PitStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Triumph Steel CoIron, Chromium, TitaniumOccurrence
Cabrillo Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pleasant Valley ExcavationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pleasant Valley ExcavationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Santa Cruz Sand Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Titus Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Santa Cruz 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
Aptos1.3 miles24
Seacliff1.9 miles24
Farley (historical)1.9 miles24
Rio Del Mar1.9 miles24
Rob Roy Junction2.1 miles27
New Brighton (historical)2.3 miles24
Aptos Hills2.9 miles27
Day Valley3.3 miles23

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.

Wikidata item Q122558711The 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 228955. 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.