North Shore, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Lake Arrowhead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92352. It lies near Ash Meadows. The Survey maps it on the Lake Arrowhead quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
On record in North Shore
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Shady Pointlisted 2009 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 32 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.
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Deep Creek quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Lake Arrowhead quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Lake Arrowhead quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Lake Arrowhead quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
453 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 453 fires within 5 miles of North Shore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 83,413 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 21 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 | 197 |
| Natural | 43 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 39 |
| Other causes | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 34 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | EMERALD |
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FERN DR TWIN_PEAKS |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | DEEP |
| 9 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | SHORE |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | SEELEY |
| 8 September 1999 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | SPYGLASS |
| 7 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | TORREY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of North Shore: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Feldspar, Mica, Silica, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bossard Nos. 1-24 | Gold, Beryllium, REE | Prospect | ||
| Carmine Claim | Granite | Unknown | ||
| Heaps Peak Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Keystone and Lucky Jim | Feldspar, Mica, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Discovery | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arrowhead | 1.4 miles | 38 | |
| Cedar Glen | 1.4 miles | 32 | |
| Blue Jay | 2.0 miles | 38 | |
| Skyforest | 2.3 miles | 38 | |
| Crest Park | 2.4 miles | 38 | |
| Meadowbrook Woods | 2.5 miles | 38 | |
| Agua Fria | 2.7 miles | 38 | |
| Twin Peaks | 3.3 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661122. 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.












