Highland Springs, California
45 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Gorgonio Pass census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92223. It lies near Cherry Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Beaumont quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 45 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.
- 1901 USGS San Jacinto quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Banning quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Banning quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:24000, 10 printings
- 1956 USGS Banning quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,202 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,202 fires within 5 miles of Highland Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 70,824 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 148 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 | 579 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 229 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 148 |
| Smoking | 88 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 80 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FREEWAY |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | RAMSEY |
| 9 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Riverside Unit | W WILLIAMS ST / MORONGO A |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 475 acres | Riverside Unit | BLACK RANCH |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | BLACKS RANCH |
| 9 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | SCHOOL |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | W OAK VALLEY PY / POTRERO |
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Highland Springs: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Geothermal, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Pauper's Dream and Quidunc | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Pauper's Dream and Quindunc Group | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Paymaster Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Banning Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Matich Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Valley | 1.9 miles | 45 | |
| Beaumont | 3.3 miles | 45 | |
| Nicklin | 4.2 miles | 38 | |
| Banning | 4.6 miles | 45 | |
| Hinda | 6.2 miles | 38 | |
| Calimesa | 6.8 miles | 36 | |
| Owl | 7.2 miles | 40 | |
| Eden Hot Springs | 7.9 miles | 38 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q59396181 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660748. 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.














