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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.

Cedar Glen 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 Cedar Glen, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Cedar Glen, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 32 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

497 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined208
Equipment and vehicle use54
Natural44
Recreation and ceremony43
Misuse of fire by a minor40
Other causes36
Smoking28
Arson/incendiarism25
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Debris and open burning7
Fireworks2

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
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionEMERALD
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionFERN DR TWIN_PEAKS
9 September 2012Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestDEEP
9 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSHORE
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
8 September 1999Other causes1.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestSPYGLASS
7 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestTORREY
7 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBERNARD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bossard Nos. 1-24Gold, Beryllium, REEProspect
Carmine ClaimGraniteUnknown
Heaps Peak QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Keystone and Lucky JimFeldspar, Mica, SilicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this place

7 since 2018

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2018FloodCedar Glen$1,000Rains resulted is several rock falls along Hwy 330, that lead in a temporary road closure.
February 2025Flash FloodCedar 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 2025Flash FloodCedar Glen-Three vehicles reported to have been stuck due to debris flow from flash flood.
February 2025Flash FloodCedar Glen-State route 330 remains closed due to Thursday evening's flash flooding.
November 2025FloodCedar 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 2021Debris FlowCedar Glen-Large boulder in lane of Highway 330 at Live Oak Drive per CHP Caltrans Quickmap.
October 2021Debris FlowCedar 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.

Every storm 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
Lake Arrowhead1.4 miles38
North Shore1.4 miles32
Skyforest1.5 miles38
Crest Park2.2 miles38
Meadowbrook Woods2.4 miles38
Blue Jay2.4 miles38
Agua Fria3.0 miles38
Rimforest3.6 miles38

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 GlenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5056686The 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.