Cedar Glen, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Lake Arrowhead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92321. It stands on Orchard Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Arrowhead quadrangle. It stands 5,403 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1901 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 32 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 Lake Arrowhead quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Lake Arrowhead quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
497 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 497 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Glen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 84,041 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 25 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 | 208 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 43 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 40 |
| Other causes | 36 |
| Smoking | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 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 | EMERALD |
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FERN DR TWIN_PEAKS |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | DEEP |
| 9 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | SHORE |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | SPYGLASS |
| 7 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | TORREY |
| 7 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BERNARD |
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 Cedar Glen: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Silica, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bossard Nos. 1-24 | Gold, Beryllium, REE | Prospect | ||
| Carmine Claim | Granite | Unknown | ||
| Heaps Peak Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Keystone and Lucky Jim | Feldspar, Mica, Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Glen in 7 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 flood, 2 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2018 | Flood | Cedar Glen | $1,000 | Rains resulted is several rock falls along Hwy 330, that lead in a temporary road closure. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Cedar Glen | - | State route 330 is closed on February 14. Just after 7 pm February 13, multiple vehicles were floating in a ravine full of water, mud and debris. A couple vehicles had occupants in them. Videos available. This is the line burn scar. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Cedar Glen | - | Three vehicles reported to have been stuck due to debris flow from flash flood. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Cedar Glen | - | State route 330 remains closed due to Thursday evening's flash flooding. |
| November 2025 | Flood | Cedar Glen | - | Dept of Highways reported of flooding and rocks on the road on highway 330 near mile marker 33.8. 12 hour rainfall totals in the area are around 0.75 inch. |
| October 2021 | Debris Flow | Cedar Glen | - | Large boulder in lane of Highway 330 at Live Oak Drive per CHP Caltrans Quickmap. |
| October 2021 | Debris Flow | Cedar Glen | - | Rocks on Highway 330 lanes and at least 1 large boulder reported. Heavy rainfall of 0.5 to 0.7 in 1 hour occurred in this area. Location at the highway 330 passing lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arrowhead | 1.4 miles | 38 | |
| North Shore | 1.4 miles | 32 | |
| Skyforest | 1.5 miles | 38 | |
| Crest Park | 2.2 miles | 38 | |
| Meadowbrook Woods | 2.4 miles | 38 | |
| Blue Jay | 2.4 miles | 38 | |
| Agua Fria | 3.0 miles | 38 | |
| Rimforest | 3.6 miles | 38 |
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 Cedar Glen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5056686 | 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 1660452. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












