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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.

Hidden River within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1953 to 1982

The 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 sheet of Hidden River, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Hidden River, surveyed 1953

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

76 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined38
Equipment and vehicle use13
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Natural6
Smoking5
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1992Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitRED EYE
29 September 1992Other causesunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictBORDER
26 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitGRANADA
24 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined120 acresJoshua Tree National MonumentDUNKIN
19 September 2005Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictMELTON
19 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitRORRER
30 August 1998Natural1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictOLYMPIC
26 August 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJoshua Tree National MonumentBDCASST#4

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
California - HerculesLead, Zinc, SilverOccurrenceVein
Steiner ClaimsUraniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Joshua Tree3.0 miles14
Sunfair3.4 miles15
Panorama Heights5.9 miles17
Sunfair Heights6.4 miles15
Landers7.5 miles13
Yucca Valley7.9 miles15
Flamingo Heights8.2 miles15
Desert Heights9.0 miles15

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.