Juniper, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Alturas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96101. It stands on North Fork Pit River. The Survey maps it on the Alturas quadrangle. It stands 4,354 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1886 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 107 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
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1886 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Alturas NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Juniper between 1992 and 2020, burning about 136 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 2 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 | 32 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | RANCH |
| 22 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | RANCHIERA |
| 21 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | WOODDUCK |
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | ALV#2 |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | HAT (4-1) |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | BSFMU42 |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | LGT #91 (4-2) |
| 15 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | 60 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Juniper: 12 unknowns, 5 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Cinder Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Unknown | ||
| W. E. Minard | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dorris Reservoir Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alturas | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Lakeview Junction | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Daphnedale Park | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Paola (historical) | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| California Pines | 7.4 miles | 23 | |
| Bormister | 8.8 miles | 23 | |
| Surprise Station | 9.7 miles | 22 | |
| Fletcher (historical) | 9.9 miles | 22 |
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 Q14682542 | 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 1658876. 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.










