Ahwahnee Estates, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Oakhurst-North Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93601. It stands on Carter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ahwahnee quadrangle. It stands 2,287 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1912 to 2004The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1912 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Bass Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Shaver Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Ahwahnee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Ahwahnee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
360 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 360 fires within 5 miles of Ahwahnee Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,782 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 28 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 | 138 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | HWY 41 OAKHURST |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ACORN DR OAKHURST |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | WINDING |
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.8 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | ALPACA |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MOORE |
| 8 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | KAMOOK |
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | PINE |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RIVER FALLS LN OAKHURST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Ahwahnee Estates: 30 past producers, 21 prospects, 7 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Arsenic, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Lake Area | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Deep Canyon Claim | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Enterprise Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Gaylord Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gertrude M. | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Joe Devaney Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Savannah, Etal Claims | Gold, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| White Top Claim | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Zircon Springs Mining Group | Zirconium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahwahnee | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Nipinnawasee | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Yosemite Forks | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Oakhurst | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Grub Gulch (historical) | 4.8 miles | 25 | |
| Old Corral | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Bailey Flats (historical) | 6.1 miles | 25 | |
| Sugar Pine | 6.1 miles | 23 |
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 Ahwahnee Estates | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4696441 | 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 1812609. 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.








