Miracle Hot Springs, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lake Isabella census division. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Miracle Hot Springs quadrangle. It stands 2,382 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
1920 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 58 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 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.
- 1920 USGS Delonagha quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Glennville quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Tobias Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Tobias Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glennville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Miracle Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Isabella Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
268 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 268 fires within 5 miles of Miracle Hot Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72,580 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 16 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 | 120 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 1069 |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0193 |
| 6 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0944 |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | BLACK |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Sequoia National Forest | BOREL |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Sequoia National Forest | SECOND |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | LONE |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Central California District | LAKEWOOD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 108 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 108 workings within 5 miles of Miracle Hot Springs (historical): 46 past producers, 18 producers, 18 prospects, 17 occurrences. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine Creek Deposits | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Isabella Readimix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Prosperity | Gold, Tungsten | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Uncle Same Mine | Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Alice Mine | Antimony | Producer | ||
| Alice Mine | Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Kergon | Molybdenum, Uranium | Occurrence | Ilsemannite, Jordisite | |
| Kergon | Molybdenum, Uranium | Producer | Ilsemannite, Jordisite, Pitchblende | |
| Monday | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Monday | Copper | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodfish | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Keyesville | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Havilah | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Petersburg (historical) | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Lake Isabella | 4.4 miles | 28 | |
| Scovern Hot Springs (historical) | 4.5 miles | 28 | |
| Pettit Place | 6.2 miles | 25 | |
| Isabella (historical) | 6.7 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 Miracle Hot Springs (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6872403 | 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 1661037. 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.












