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Hidden Springs, California

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93550. It stands on North Fork Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Condor Peak quadrangle.

Hidden Springs within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1900 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 95 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 Springs, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Hidden Springs, surveyed 1900

Compare 1900 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 44 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

184 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Hidden Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 176 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 39 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
Equipment and vehicle use54
Arson/incendiarism39
Recreation and ceremony37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Natural8
Debris and open burning5
Fireworks2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2002Smokingunder an acreAngeles National ForestHOPPER
5 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestMILE
30 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAngeles National ForestDITCH
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreAngeles National ForestWICKIUP
28 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAngeles National ForestPINES
25 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAngeles National ForestPINES
25 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestNISSAN
23 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestVOYAGER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Hidden Springs: 15 occurrences, 7 producers, 6 prospects, 5 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Titanium, Molybdenum, Copper. 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
Falcon MineGold, SilverPast Producer
ManzanitaMolybdenum, CopperOccurrence
Monte CristoMolybdenum, IronOccurrenceMolybdenite, Pyrite
Pigment Div of Ei Du Pont D/N & CoTitanium, MetalProducer
Monte CristoMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite
(Facility) Beam Smelter Co. and AssociatesTitaniumPlant
Alder Creek 2 DepositTitaniumProspect
Alder Creek 5 DepositTitaniumOccurrence
Black Crow MineTitaniumOccurrence
CondorTitaniumProspect

Every working recorded in Los Angeles 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
Singing Springs0.2 miles44
Mount Wilson7.2 miles48
Briggs Terrace7.4 miles51
Altacanyada7.9 miles51
La Crescenta8.7 miles51
La Cañada Flintridge8.8 miles46
Altadena8.9 miles46
Highway Highlands8.9 miles48

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656539. 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.