Iron Mountain, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Southwest Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96001. It stands on Iron Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Whiskeytown quadrangle.
Then and now
1890 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1890 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 26 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1913 USGS Weaverville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS French Gulch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS French Gulch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Whiskeytown quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Redding quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Whiskeytown quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
229 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 229 fires within 5 miles of Iron Mountain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35,571 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 23 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 | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | IRON #5 |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | PINES |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Whiskeytown National Recreation Area | BOTTOM |
| 5 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Northern California District | IRON |
| 4 September 2013 | Firearms and explosives use | 9.0 acres | Northern California District | IRON 3 |
| 3 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Northern California District | UNNAMED FIRE 3491 |
| 3 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | TEREANE |
| 29 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | HWY 299 W/ ROCK CREEK 9 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 225 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 225 workings within 5 miles of Iron Mountain: 89 past producers, 66 unknowns, 52 occurrences, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | Gold, Scheelite | |
| Balaklala | Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | 1895, 1948 | |
| Balaklava Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1890, 1906 | |
| Evening Star | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Copper, Gold, Silver | |
| Gambrinus | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite, Pyrolusite | |
| Ganim | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Gold, Talc | |
| Ganim | Talc-Soapstone, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Giant Consolidated | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Surface/Underground | |
| Gladstone | Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2.0 miles | 31 | |
| Whiskeytown | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Motion | 3.4 miles | 31 | |
| Matheson | 3.4 miles | 31 | |
| Oak Bottom (historical) | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Hart (historical) | 4.4 miles | 31 | |
| Keswick | 4.5 miles | 29 | |
| Whitehouse (historical) | 4.9 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658834. 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.








