Lakeshore, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93634. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kaiser Peak quadrangle. It stands 6,995 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 2004The same ground, surveyed 100 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
9 surveys from 29 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.
- 1904 USGS Kaiser quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Kaiser Peak quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Shaver Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Kaiser Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 2004 USGS Kaiser Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
155 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Lakeshore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 80 started naturally. 5 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 | 80 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | HUCKLEBERRY |
| 8 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | IDAHO |
| 7 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | HUNTINGTON |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | SHADY |
| 30 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | BUTTE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Sierra National Forest | COARSEGRASS |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | POTTER |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | PASS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lakeshore: 10 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Asbestos. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported Occurrence | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| White Lodes | Limestone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Twin Lakes | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Blue Tungsten Mines | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Prior Lake Claim | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Prior Lake Claim | Tungsten | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lakeshore in 4 storm reports between 2018 and 2023: 3 flood, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Flood | Lakeshore | - | California Highway Patrol reported a large tree washed up and was blocking both lanes of SR 168 at Huntington Lake Rd. |
| December 2022 | Debris Flow | Lakeshore | - | California Highway Patrol reported a 500 pound boulder on the roadway just east of Huntington Lake. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Lakeshore | - | California Highway Patrol reported a huge boulder on the roadway on SR 168 4E Huntington Lake. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Lakeshore | - | California Highway Patrol reported a rock slide covering half of the roadway on State Route 168 at Huntington Lake Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Crest | 1.5 miles | 27 | |
| Snow Bend | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Huntington Lake | 3.6 miles | 27 | |
| Big Creek | 5.0 miles | 27 | |
| Camp Sierra | 6.2 miles | 28 | |
| Mono Hot Springs | 9.8 miles | 29 | |
| Dinkey Creek | 11.6 miles | 28 | |
| Rock Haven | 11.6 miles | 28 |
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 Lakeshore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6479012 | 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 1658931. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








