Harden Flat, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95321. It stands on Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ascension Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 104 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
13 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.
- 1897 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lake Eleanor quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Yosemite Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ascension Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Ascension Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Ascension Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Harden Flat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,072 acres in total. 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | WHEEL |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | PACKARD |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | RIM |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | BEAR |
| 5 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | UPPERCATHE |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | RIDGE |
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | SWEET |
| 29 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Stanislaus National Forest | PIGEON |
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 Harden Flat: 5 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita No 1 | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Goat Camp Prospect | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Goat Camp Prospect | Silver, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Moore Creek Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Buffalo Bill, Florence, Dorothy, Bell, Margarita Thelma | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Garfield Review Etc. | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Garfield, Review, Etc. | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Range | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Ora S. Causby | Gold | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Colfax Spring | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Mather | 6.9 miles | 27 | |
| Aspen Valley | 9.4 miles | 27 | |
| Femmons | 9.6 miles | 33 | |
| Second Garrotte | 13.3 miles | 30 | |
| Buchanan | 14.6 miles | 29 | |
| Groveland | 15.2 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 261084. 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.












