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Boulder Bay, California

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Big Bear census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92315. It stands on North Creek. The Survey maps it on the Big Bear Lake quadrangle.

Boulder Bay within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Boulder Bay, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Boulder Bay, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 36 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

334 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 334 fires within 5 miles of Boulder Bay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,818 acres in total. 103 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined118
Natural103
Recreation and ceremony64
Smoking10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Debris and open burning8
Other causes5
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Arson/incendiarism3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2015Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHANNA
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBUTLER
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestRANGER
8 September 1994Recreation and ceremony30 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
8 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBERTHA
5 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestCOUGAR
4 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSUGARLOAF#2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Boulder Bay: 12 past producers, 7 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gail ClaimGold, Platinum, Limestone, DimensionUnknown
Scotty WilsonSilver, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Scotty Wilson MineZinc, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Sharpless DolomiteStoneUnknown
Alma and Pocilo Lode Mining ClaimsGold, SilverOccurrence
Bertha PeakGold, CopperPast ProducerGold
Bertha PeakGold, CopperProspect
El Ray & Irene ExtensionSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
GlacierGold, SilverPast Producer
Grout Creek Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Big Bear Lake1.9 miles36
Fawnskin2.0 miles35
Minnelusa3.4 miles35
Seven Oaks4.1 miles36
The Pines (historical)4.4 miles36
Moonridge4.8 miles34
Pinezanita5.2 miles36
Big Bear City5.6 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 269979. 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.