Hayden Hill, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Big Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96009. It stands on Hayden Hill. The Survey maps it on the Silva Flat Reservoir quadrangle. It stands 5,715 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1886 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 107 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1886 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Hayden Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Silva Flat Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Silva Flat Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Hayden Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 95 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 95 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | CDF NO 9 |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | 3-8 WINDMILL |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | CDF NO 10 |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | FOSTER |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Modoc National Forest | 739 |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | CDF #10 |
| 2 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LMU LGT#61 |
| 16 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LMU LGT 30 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Hayden Hill: 18 occurrences, 8 prospects, 6 producers, 6 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hayden Hill Deposit | Silver, Gold, Mercury, Arsenic, Manganese | Producer | 1870 | |
| Unnamed Location | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Ranch | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Anderson Ranch Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Eagle Mine | Silver, Gold | Producer | 1869 | |
| Hayden Hill Mine | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1988, 1992 | |
| Lassen Eagle Mining Co.Hayden Hill Gold Corp | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1870 | |
| Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hayden Hill in 1 storm report in 2013: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden Hill | - | Wind gust measured at the Ash Valley RAWS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avila Place | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Scotty Place | 8.9 miles | 22 | |
| Sheepshead | 10.2 miles | 22 | |
| Dan Ryan Place | 11.3 miles | 22 | |
| Leonard | 12.3 miles | 21 | |
| Hot Springs | 13.1 miles | 21 | |
| Pumpkin Center | 14.1 miles | 21 | |
| Dixie | 15.5 miles | 26 |
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 Hayden Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5686328 | 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 1658724. 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.











