Dolomite, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Lone Pine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93545. The Survey maps it on the Dolomite quadrangle. It stands 3,674 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1908 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 79 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
14 surveys from 28 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.
- 1908 USGS Ballarat quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Ballarat quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS New York Butte quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS New York Butte quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Saline Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Dolomite quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Dolomite between 1992 and 2014, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Central California District | RIVER |
| 22 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | KEELER |
| 17 December 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central California District | DIAZ |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Dolomite: 14 past producers, 8 prospects, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Talc-Soapstone, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Clark Beryl | Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Far Ridge | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Inyo Pit and Mill | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Leary Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Leary Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Underground | |
| McIlroy property | Asbestos, Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | Tremolite | |
| Pennsylvania | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Pennsylvania | Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Premier Marble Products | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dolomite in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2016: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Dolomite | $100,000 | Widespread flash flooding affected Death Valley National Park. Numerous roads were flooded, covered with mud, closed, and/or completely washed out. Several vehicles were stuck in at least two locations due to flooding. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a power pole and power lines 11 miles ESE of Furnace Creek, knocking out power to portions of Death Valley for 38 hours. Winds also damaged several roofs in the ranger housing area and flipped a small plane parked in Saline Valley. |
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.
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 Dolomite | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5289465 | 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 252664. 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.













