Hidden River, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Twentynine Palms-Yucca Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92252. It lies near Joshua Cove. The Survey maps it on the Joshua Tree North quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 29 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
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Joshua Tree quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Joshua Tree North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Hidden River between 1992 and 2020, burning about 301 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 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 | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | RED EYE |
| 29 September 1992 | Other causes | under an acre | California Desert District | BORDER |
| 26 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | GRANADA |
| 24 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Joshua Tree National Monument | DUNKIN |
| 19 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | MELTON |
| 19 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | RORRER |
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | California Desert District | OLYMPIC |
| 26 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Joshua Tree National Monument | BDCASST#4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hidden River: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California - Hercules | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Steiner Claims | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Tree | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sunfair | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Panorama Heights | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sunfair Heights | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Landers | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Yucca Valley | 7.9 miles | 15 | |
| Flamingo Heights | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Desert Heights | 9.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 243421. 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.








