Montgomery City, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mammoth Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93514. The Survey maps it on the Benton quadrangle. It stands 6,450 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1917 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 77 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
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1917 USGS White Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Benton quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Benton Range quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Benton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Montgomery City between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. 10 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Central California District | RANCH |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | MONTGOMERY |
| 5 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | HWY 6 |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | FOOTHILL |
| 23 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central California District | BENTON |
| 2 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bishop Field Office | RANCH |
| 19 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | JUMP OFF |
| 1 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | BOUNDARY PEAK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Montgomery City: 15 past producers, 8 prospects, 6 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Lead, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Benton Occurrence | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Black Warrior Mine Area | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Blind Springs Hill | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Blind Springs Hill | Antimony, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bristlecone | Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Comanche Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Comanche and Kerric | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hudson | Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Susan No 1 Prospect | Thorium, REE | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Benton Hot Springs | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Hammil | 10.5 miles | 22 | |
| Pizona | 12.0 miles | 23 | |
| Benton Crossing | 19.8 miles | 28 | |
| Chalfant Valley | 21.0 miles | 22 | |
| North Landing | 21.3 miles | 25 | |
| Toms Place | 22.7 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 Montgomery City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3862426 | 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 263768. 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.








