Moneta, Wyoming
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Shoshoni census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82642. It lies in Moneta Draw. The Survey maps it on the Moneta quadrangle. It stands 5,440 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1952 USGS Moneta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Arminto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Arminto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Arminto quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lysite quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Moneta between 2002 and 2018, burning about 60 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lander Field Office | MONETA |
| 18 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.1 acres | Lander Field Office | MONETA |
| 7 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lander Field Office | 77 |
| 21 June 2018 | Natural | 16 acres | Lander Field Office | MONETA |
| 21 June 2002 | Natural | 42 acres | Lander Field Office | CASTLEGARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Moneta: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Mcnoble Mine | Uranium | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moneta in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 5 hail, 2 funnel cloud, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Moneta | $20,000 | WYDOT employee reported water was 4 feet deep flowing across the highway near Frenchie Draw. Water was on road for about 2 hours, which was the length of the closure. Damages estimated. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Moneta | $500 | Up to ping pong ball size hail fell near Moneta. A man reported his truck was damaged by the falling hail. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Moneta | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail east of Moneta. |
| May 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Moneta | - | The public witnessed four funnel clouds south of US Highway 20/26 between Shoshoni and Moneta. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Moneta | - | Hail up to one inch in diameter was measured at Castle Gardens. The hail lasted for approximately 15 minutes and accumulated to a depth of two inches. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moneta | - | Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph were reported by a tourist at Castle Gardens. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Moneta | - | A tour group at Castle Gardens was struck by hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Moneta | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Moneta | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Moneta | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Moneta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lysite | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Lost Cabin | 9.9 miles | 7 | |
| Madden | 11.3 miles | 6 | |
| Snyder Place | 19.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bonneville | 19.9 miles | 9 | |
| Shoshoni | 21.1 miles | 7 | |
| Boysen | 30.6 miles | 8 | |
| Riverton | 36.0 miles | 8 |
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 Moneta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14714802 | 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 1609126. 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.




