Montara

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Montara, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Notable people from here

Anthony Neely

American singer and songwriter

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Kevin Gogan

American football player

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Matt Chang

American musician

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Ogden Mills

American businessman

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Ryland King

Founder and executive director of Sprout Up

Anthony Gordon

American football player (born 1997)

JR Kratos

American professional wrestler

Diane Papan

politician in California

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Julie Rising

American college ice hockey player (born 1988)

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Alexis Mercedes Rinck

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• El Granada
  2.8 mi away
• Millbrae
  6.1 mi away · pop. 22,689
• North Fair Oaks
  16.6 mi away
• Portola Valley
  19 mi away
• La Honda
  20.5 mi away
• Pescadero
  21.9 mi away
• Muir Beach
  22.2 mi away
• Los Altos Hills
  23.1 mi away · pop. 8,377
• Piedmont
  23.8 mi away
• Fairview
  26.1 mi away · pop. 10,745
• Moraga
  28.8 mi away
• Orinda
  29 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Montara

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Montara Calif State of Mind Collection · 2019

Montara Mountain quadrangle, California

United States Geological Survey · 1997

Geologic map of the Montara Mountain Quadrangle, San Meteo County, California

Earl Haig Pampeyan · 1981

Age and structural relationships of the Franciscan formation in the Montara Mountain quadrangle

Richard L. Darrow · 1963

Age and structrual relationships of the Franciscan formation in the Montara Mountain quadrangle

Richard L. Darrow · 1963

Hard luck coast

JoAnn Semones · 2010

A general plan for the Montara-Moss Beach community

San Mateo County Planning Commission · 1964

Montara Mountain

Barbara VanderWerf · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 102 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 102 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 106 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 120 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 120 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 128 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 158 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 185 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Seen 2026-09-25

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

Seen 2026-09-25

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Seen 2026-09-25

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Seen 2026-09-25

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

Seen 2026-09-25

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

Seen 2026-09-25

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-25

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

Seen 2026-09-25

Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-01 17:00 UTC.