Montello, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Montello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89830. It stands on Hoppie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montello quadrangle. 66 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,880 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMontello fell from 84 to 66 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 84 | |
| 2020 | 66 | -18 (-21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Montello quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Montello between 1995 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Elko District Office | PILOT ROAD |
| 17 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Elko County Fire Protection District | SAND PILE |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | TECOMA |
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | S MONTELLO |
| 10 August 2020 | Natural | 4.2 acres | Elko County Fire Protection District | FLAT |
| 10 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | FLAT 2 |
| 10 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Elko District Office | MONTELLO |
| 27 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | NDF 17 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Montello: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montello Pit, State Hwy Dept Dist 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Montello Scheelite Mill | Tungsten | Past Producer | 1975 | |
| Pyper/Wilson Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montello in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2013: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Montello | $20,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms over the moutains about 6 miles to the west and north of Montello filled dry washes that led into town. Main street and downtown Montello were flooded along with basements to homes. Several culverts/roads were washed out. Minor sidewalk damage also occurred. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Montello | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montello | $3,000 | Wind damage from a thunderstorm microburst flipped a medium size horse trailer, bent 1.25 inch metal rods around a horse corral, ripped sections of siding from a trailer and threw it 50 to 100 yards, swamp cooler was thrown 10 feet off the roof, and displaced a camper trailer 1/2 foot from foundation. Other minor damage was reported in the town of Montello. Property damage is estimated. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montello | $2,000 | COOP observer estimated wind gusts to 60 mph caused some siding to come off a structure and blew a fence down. Damages are estimated. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Montello | $2,000 | Flash flooding was reported in Montello. Report was received 3 days after the event and no additional information was given. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montello | - | Thunderstorm winds up to 70 mph ripped through Montello. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Montello | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Montello | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Montello | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauvard (historical) | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Tecoma | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Buell (historical) | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Loray | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Cobre | 15.0 miles | 11 | |
| Toano (historical) | 15.1 miles | 10 | |
| Pequop | 21.2 miles | 10 | |
| Oasis | 22.3 miles | 11 |
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 Montello | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3458030 | 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 845573. 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.




