Apple Valley Highlands, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92308. The Survey maps it on the Apple Valley South quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 35 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.
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Deep Creek quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Lake Arrowhead quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Apple Valley South quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
281 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 281 fires within 5 miles of Apple Valley Highlands between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,989 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 31 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 | 117 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SPRINGS |
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | RYELAND |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | SAGEBRUSH |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | ARROWHEAD 3 |
| 8 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | CORPS |
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | 8.0 acres | California Desert District | MARIANA |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | ROUND UP WY / KIOWA RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Apple Valley Highlands: 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Magnesite, Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lytle Creek | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Ord Mountains Dolomite | Magnesite, Dolomite | Occurrence | ||
| Discovery | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Eleanor | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariana Ranchos | 2.5 miles | 35 | |
| Arrowhead Equestrian Estates | 2.9 miles | 32 | |
| The Mesa | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Ranchos del Oro | 5.0 miles | 35 | |
| Hesperia | 5.0 miles | 29 | |
| Cotners Corner | 6.0 miles | 35 | |
| Oak Springs | 6.2 miles | 31 | |
| Lone Wolf Colony | 6.4 miles | 35 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q17141569 | 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 1841709. 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.











