BlockLookout City, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lone Pine census division. It lies near Stone Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Revenue Canyon quadrangle. It stands 3,579 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 26 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 Maturango 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 Revenue Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Darwin Hills quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Lookout City (historical): 25 past producers, 8 prospects, 7 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Mud Co. Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| D and M Lead-Silver Property | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Defense Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Defense Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1885, 1948 | |
| Eclipse | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Golden Nugget Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Minnietta | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Modoc Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Modoc Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panamint Springs | 6.7 miles | 25 | |
| Lane Mill (historical) | 7.6 miles | 27 | |
| Darwin | 8.5 miles | 27 | |
| Junction Ranch | 12.6 miles | 25 | |
| Millspaugh | 13.8 miles | 25 | |
| Millspaugh (historical) | 13.9 miles | 25 | |
| Reilly (historical) | 16.8 miles | 25 | |
| Ballarat | 17.7 miles | 26 |
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 Lookout City (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6675473 | 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 1666963. 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.