Montbello, Colorado
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Denver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80239. The Survey maps it on the Montbello quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1890 USGS East Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1938 USGS Long Branch quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Long Branch quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Long Branch quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Sable quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Montbello quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Sable quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1972 USGS Long Branch quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Denver East quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
534 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 534 fires within 5 miles of Montbello between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,884 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 17 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 | 418 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Fireworks | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Montbello: 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H W Siddle Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mobile Pre-Mix Concrete Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Superior Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 3.9 miles | 28 | |
| Five Points | 8.1 miles | 28 | |
| Denver | 8.8 miles | 27 | |
| Alamo Placita | 9.1 miles | 27 | |
| Westside Neighborhood | 9.7 miles | 20 | |
| Highland Park | 10.0 miles | 24 | |
| University Hills | 10.7 miles | 27 | |
| University Park | 10.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 184755. 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.












