BlockIsland Mountain, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mad River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95595. It stands on Tunnel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1921 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Island Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1931 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Kettenpom quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1967 USGS Lake Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Lake Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Lake Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Island Mountain between 1992 and 2018, burning about 177 acres in total. 8 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LONE PINE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HORSE RANCH |
| 22 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | ISLAND |
| 31 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 32 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | ISLAND |
| 26 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | WOOD |
| 25 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | WINTER |
| 23 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ISLAND |
| 22 June 2008 | Natural | 78 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LONE PINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Island Mountain: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Mountain | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Island Mountain Consolidated | Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Island Mountain Consolidated | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kekawaka | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Nielson Place | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Robbers Roost | 8.4 miles | 18 | |
| Kettenpom | 9.2 miles | 18 | |
| Bob Hoaglin Place | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Willie Hoaglin Place | 10.2 miles | 17 | |
| Shannon Place | 11.2 miles | 17 | |
| Crabtree Place | 11.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658842. 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.