Ditch Camp Five, California
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the North El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95726. It lies near Union Hill. The Survey maps it on the Pollock Pines quadrangle. It stands 3,842 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1976The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 31 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.
- 1891 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Pollock Pines quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Saddle Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
408 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 408 fires within 5 miles of Ditch Camp Five between 1992 and 2020, burning about 98,220 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 18 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 | 127 |
| Debris and open burning | 99 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 71 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Eldorado National Forest | SNOW |
| 9 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | BALTIC |
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | BADGER |
| 9 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | MOON |
| 9 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | LOCH |
| 9 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | PLUM |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | PLUM |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Ditch Camp Five: 13 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 5 past producers, 2 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Hazel Creek | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Pacific House | Gold, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Pacific House | Tungsten, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Plum Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Baltic | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Blair | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Gouge | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Pond | 1.0 miles | 31 | |
| Gold Ridge | 1.3 miles | 31 | |
| Spring Valley | 1.5 miles | 31 | |
| Van Vleck | 1.9 miles | 31 | |
| Lakewood Sierra | 2.0 miles | 31 | |
| Pollock Pines | 2.0 miles | 31 | |
| Pacific | 2.2 miles | 31 | |
| McManus | 2.5 miles | 31 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q5283627 | 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 1652967. 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.









