Mount Pleasant, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the West Sierra census division. It lies near Sawmill Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Goodyears Bar quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 2000The same ground, surveyed 109 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 27 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.
- 1891 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Goodyears Bar quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Portola quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Goodyears Bar quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant between 1992 and 2019, burning about 83 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | PORT |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CHARLES |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | AMERICAN |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | AMERICAN 3 |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | AMERICAN 2 |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | SLATE |
| 29 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CRAIG |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Plumas National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 99 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 99 workings within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant: 37 occurrences, 26 past producers, 21 producers, 12 unknowns. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alturas | Silver, Gold | Producer | ||
| Carpenter Deposit | Gold, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Diamond Springs | Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Titanium, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Alturas | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Alturas | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Corley | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| First Chance | Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scales | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Poverty Hill | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Union Hill | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| McMahons (historical) | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Queen City | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| Eureka (historical) | 4.4 miles | 27 | |
| Morristown | 4.8 miles | 26 | |
| Grass Flat | 4.9 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701304. 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.










