Monticello, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Lake Berryessa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94558. It lies near Oil Well Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Lake Berryessa quadrangle. It stands 443 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1924 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1924 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1924 USGS Capay quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Capay quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Capay quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lake Berryessa quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Lake Berryessa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Lake Berryessa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Monticello (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,996 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BERRYESSA |
| 8 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | MARINA |
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RANCHO MONTICELLO RESORT |
| 26 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | OAK |
| 24 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | OAK |
| 21 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Northern California District | OAK 2 |
| 21 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northern California District | RANCHO |
| 21 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HUNTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Monticello (historical): 8 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Chromium, Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Blue Jay | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Samuel Springs Claims | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| White Angel | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Berthenia Mine | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Priest Mine | Magnesite | Occurrence | Magnesite | |
| Priest Mine | Magnesite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Flat | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Spanish Flat Resort | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Berryessa Highlands | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Steel Canyon Resort | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Redbud Park (historical) | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Walter Springs | 9.6 miles | 20 | |
| Atlas | 10.5 miles | 25 | |
| Pope Valley | 12.0 miles | 21 |
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 Monticello (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q9299685 | 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 1670451. 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.











