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.
Then and now
1900 to 1995The 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 sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 44 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.
- 1900 USGS Tujunga quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Mt. Gleason quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Acton quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Mt. Gleason quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Tujunga quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Acton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Condor Peak quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Condor Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Condor Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
184 since 1992Regional 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 use | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | HOPPER |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MILE |
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | DITCH |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | WICKIUP |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | PINES |
| 25 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | PINES |
| 25 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | NISSAN |
| 23 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | VOYAGER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Manzanita | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Monte Cristo | Molybdenum, Iron | Occurrence | Molybdenite, Pyrite | |
| Pigment Div of Ei Du Pont D/N & Co | Titanium, Metal | Producer | ||
| Monte Cristo | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| (Facility) Beam Smelter Co. and Associates | Titanium | Plant | ||
| Alder Creek 2 Deposit | Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Alder Creek 5 Deposit | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Black Crow Mine | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Condor | Titanium | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singing Springs | 0.2 miles | 44 | |
| Mount Wilson | 7.2 miles | 48 | |
| Briggs Terrace | 7.4 miles | 51 | |
| Altacanyada | 7.9 miles | 51 | |
| La Crescenta | 8.7 miles | 51 | |
| La Cañada Flintridge | 8.8 miles | 46 | |
| Altadena | 8.9 miles | 46 | |
| Highway Highlands | 8.9 miles | 48 |
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.
















