Briggs Terrace, California
51 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Pasadena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91214. It lies near Mullally Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Pasadena quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 surveys from 51 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.
- 1894 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500
- 1896 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1928 USGS La Crescenta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS La Crescenta quadrangle1:24000
- 1939 USGS La Crescenta quadrangle1:20000
- 1939 USGS La Crescenta quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
406 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 406 fires within 5 miles of Briggs Terrace between 1992 and 2020, burning about 169,355 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 91 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 | 98 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 97 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 91 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Angeles National Forest | BIG TUJUNGA |
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | CHANEY |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | STRATUS |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | OTTIE |
| 6 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | HAINES |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MILE |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MIDNIGHT |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | TUNA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Briggs Terrace: 7 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Graphite, Granite, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines Canyon | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mallery #2 | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Manzanita | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Quartz Hill Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Ross Deposit | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Verdugo Canyon Deposit | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Verdugo Mountain Deposit | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Browns Canyon Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Devil S Gate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Devils Canyon Dam | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crescenta | 1.4 miles | 51 | |
| Altacanyada | 1.5 miles | 51 | |
| Highway Highlands | 1.8 miles | 48 | |
| Verdugo City | 2.1 miles | 51 | |
| Montrose | 2.4 miles | 51 | |
| Sparr Heights | 3.1 miles | 48 | |
| Tujunga | 3.4 miles | 41 | |
| La Cañada Flintridge | 3.5 miles | 46 |
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 Briggs Terrace | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17154831 | 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 1660379. 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.


















