Mount Washington, California
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90065. It stands on Arroyo Seco. The Survey maps it on the Los Angeles quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
On record in Mount Washington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Richard Henry Dana Branchlisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Southwest Museumlisted 2004 · 0.8 miles away
Ziegler Estatelisted 2002 · 0.9 miles away
Lummis Houselisted 1971 · 0.9 miles away
Glassell Park Elementary Schoollisted 2007 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 43 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.
- 1894 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500
- 1896 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1928 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
142 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Mount Washington between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,018 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Mount Washington: 19 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahuenga | Gold | Prospect | ||
| L.A. Mill | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | ||
| Reynolds Crushed Gravel Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Calcite Occurrence | Calcium | Prospect | ||
| California Portland Cement Company | Limestone, General, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Southwestern Portland Cement Co | Limestone, General, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Beyrle | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City of Los Angeles | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Home Teaming and Transfer Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Los Angeles Rock and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Park | 0.5 miles | 43 | |
| Dayton Avenue | 1.1 miles | 43 | |
| Glassell Park | 1.2 miles | 45 | |
| Highland Park | 1.4 miles | 43 | |
| Happy Valley | 1.5 miles | 43 | |
| Glendale Junction | 1.7 miles | 43 | |
| Rose Hill | 1.7 miles | 46 | |
| Silver Lake Heights | 1.9 miles | 41 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661071. 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.














