Pinon Pines Estates, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the West Kern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93225. It lies near Cuddy Valley. The Survey maps it on the Cuddy Valley quadrangle. It stands 5,561 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1903 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 92 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
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1903 USGS Mt. Pinos quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cuyama quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Pinon Pines Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 832 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 2 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 | 32 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | TECUYA |
| 7 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | DARLING II |
| 30 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | BETHANY |
| 25 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | SALT CR. |
| 23 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | PINION |
| 23 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | ADAMS |
| 23 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | HILLSIDE |
| 23 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | CHULA VISTA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Pinon Pines Estates: 17 prospects, 13 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony Peak Mine | Antimony, Silver | Producer | Pyrite, Stibnite | |
| No. 5 Amended | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Snowy No. 1 Claim | Manganese | Occurrence | Psilomelane | |
| Snowy No. 1 Claim | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Big Pine Group | Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Padre Mine | Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| San Emigdio-Antimony Peak | Antimony | Producer | ||
| Sand Springs Canyon Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Tecuya Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| White Ridge Deposit | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake of the Woods | 2.6 miles | 27 | |
| Frazier Park | 5.2 miles | 27 | |
| Pine Mountain Club | 5.8 miles | 26 | |
| Tejon Ranch | 8.8 miles | 27 | |
| Lebec | 9.5 miles | 25 | |
| Grapevine | 9.8 miles | 25 | |
| Wheeler Ridge | 13.1 miles | 26 | |
| Mettler | 16.7 miles | 26 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q7196406 | 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 254426. 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.











