BlockJunction Ranch, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lone Pine census division. The Survey maps it on the Louisiana Butte quadrangle. It stands 5,745 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1908 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 77 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
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1908 USGS Ballarat quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Ballarat quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Coso Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Louisiana Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Darwin Hills quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Junction Ranch: 6 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big 4 Iron | Iron, Copper, Gold, Silver, Silica, Sulfur | Occurrence | Limonite, Pyrite | |
| Danad | Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Bird and Gold Bird No. 1 | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Ring | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Un-Named | Silica, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Copper, Silver, Iron | Occurrence | Limonite, Malachite | |
| Bendire Canyon Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Millspaugh | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millspaugh (historical) | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Millspaugh | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Reilly (historical) | 8.9 miles | 25 | |
| Lookout City (historical) | 12.6 miles | 26 | |
| Darwin | 14.0 miles | 27 | |
| Lane Mill (historical) | 14.7 miles | 27 | |
| Ballarat | 15.4 miles | 26 | |
| Panamint Springs | 18.5 miles | 25 |
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 Q6311767 | 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 252911. 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.
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.