BlockLamonta, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Ashwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97741. The Survey maps it on the Gray Butte quadrangle. It stands 3,120 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1926 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gray Butte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gray Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Gray Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Lamonta (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,409 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 3 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 | 17 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Ochoco National Forest | 1503 |
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 0567 RN PUR |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prineville District | 0722 |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prineville District | 0563 |
| 20 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 56 acres | Ochoco National Forest | 805 |
| 13 September 1992 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Ochoco National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0702 |
| 8 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 0678 PR |
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lamonta (historical): 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Butte | Mercury | Occurrence | 1942 | |
| Gray Butte | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
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 Lamonta (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q85775755 | 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 1161809. 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.