Arrowhead Highlands, California
41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Lake Arrowhead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92325. It lies near Red Rock Wall Point. The Survey maps it on the San Bernardino North quadrangle. It stands 4,970 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1896 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
20 surveys from 41 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.
- 1896 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Arrowhead quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Arrowhead quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Bernardino North quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1967 USGS San Bernardino North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS San Bernardino North quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS San Bernardino North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
711 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 711 fires within 5 miles of Arrowhead Highlands between 1992 and 2020, burning about 109,174 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 59 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 | 314 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 112 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 63 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Smoking | 34 |
| Other causes | 34 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FERN DR TWIN_PEAKS |
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | DRY GULCH |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | SEELEY |
| 8 September 1999 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | SPYGLASS |
| 8 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | OLD MILL |
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BEN CANYON |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BASIL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Arrowhead Highlands: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Tin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebird-Pink Lady and Corky Deps. | Tin, Tungsten, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Carmine Claim | Granite | Unknown | ||
| Devil S Canyon | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Devil's Canyon | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dolomite Ridge Placer | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Hornblende Pegmatite | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Keystone and Lucky Jim | Feldspar, Mica, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Old Quarry Nos. 1 and 2 | Gold, Silver, Limestone, Dimension | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyland | 1.3 miles | 41 | |
| Crestline | 1.5 miles | 41 | |
| Twin Peaks | 1.7 miles | 38 | |
| Rimforest | 2.0 miles | 38 | |
| Valley View Park | 2.4 miles | 41 | |
| Agua Fria | 2.4 miles | 38 | |
| Valley of Enchantment | 2.5 miles | 41 | |
| Arrowhead Springs | 3.0 miles | 41 |
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 Arrowhead Highlands | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17143833 | 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 1660269. 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.



















