Nebelhorn, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96155. It stands on Big Meadow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Echo Lake quadrangle. It stands 7,401 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1889 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 35 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.
- 1889 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Echo Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Fallen Leaf Lake quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Echo Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
331 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 331 fires within 5 miles of Nebelhorn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,484 acres in total. 111 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 111 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 76 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| 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 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | TRUCKEE |
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | PANARAMA |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | ROUND |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | VELMA |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | WATERHOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Nebelhorn: 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Iron, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Pit | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Dobbas Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Mountain Top | Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Ne Section 3 Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Section 21 Prospect | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Workings | Gold, Silver | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Norway | 0.9 miles | 35 | |
| Echo Lake | 1.6 miles | 35 | |
| Phillips | 2.3 miles | 35 | |
| Meyers | 3.3 miles | 35 | |
| Twin Bridges | 4.8 miles | 35 | |
| Fallen Leaf | 5.3 miles | 35 | |
| Strawberry | 6.0 miles | 35 | |
| Fountain Place | 6.0 miles | 31 |
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 Nebelhorn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14683465 | 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 1656186. 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.











