Juniper Hills, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93543. It lies near Matay Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Juniper Hills quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 94 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
17 surveys from 34 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 Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1903 USGS Rock Creek quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Cima Mesa quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Cima Mesa quadrangle1:24000
- 1939 USGS Cima Mesa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Rock Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Juniper Hills quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valyermo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Juniper Hills quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Juniper Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 197 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 2.2 acres | Angeles National Forest | ALIMONY |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Angeles National Forest | PLEASANT |
| 30 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | LONGVIEW |
| 28 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MESA |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | PALLETT |
| 13 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | PALLETT |
| 11 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | PLEASANT |
| 1 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | SNAG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Juniper Hills: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Silver, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Development Co | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Palm Development Co. | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Sycamore Prospect | Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longview | 4.0 miles | 35 | |
| Valyermo | 4.4 miles | 35 | |
| Pearblossom | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Big Rock Springs | 5.3 miles | 35 | |
| Old Point Comfort | 5.7 miles | 35 | |
| Littlerock | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Desert Relief (historical) | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Cedar Springs | 7.0 miles | 35 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Juniper Hills | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474933 | 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 271842. 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.
















