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High Country, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92344. The Survey maps it on the Baldy Mesa quadrangle.

High Country within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

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 High Country, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of High Country, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 32 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

418 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 418 fires within 5 miles of High Country between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,676 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 34 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/undetermined190
Equipment and vehicle use102
Arson/incendiarism34
Debris and open burning26
Misuse of fire by a minor25
Smoking19
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony7
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1

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 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestNORTH
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBEAVER AV BALDY_MESA
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitPHELAN RD / WHITE RD 3
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitWHITEHAVEN
8 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitMARIPOSA
7 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionMESQUITE
4 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitEL CENTRO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of High Country: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Fontana PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Oak Hills1.5 miles32
North Star Ranch2.3 miles29
Lugo3.3 miles32
Sunset Ridge3.4 miles32
Golden Valley Acres3.5 miles32
Hesperia4.5 miles29
Duncan Corners4.6 miles32
Summit Terrace4.6 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1841647. 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.