Pisgah, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Sleeping Beauty quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 29 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1953 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Cady Mountains quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1965 USGS Cady Mountains quadrangle1:50000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Newberry Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Sleeping Beauty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Pisgah between 2013 and 2020, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | I40 |
| 19 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | PITT |
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 Pisgah: 10 occurrences, 8 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Strontium, Boron-Borates, Pumice, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Reef | Manganese | Producer | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite | |
| Big Reef Mine | Aluminum, Barium-Barite, Calcium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica | Past Producer | 1938, 1944 | |
| Fort Cady Deposit | Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Strontium, Halite, Sodium | Prospect | 1964 | |
| Newberry Hectorite Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Preston | Lead, Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Jasper Occurrence | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Cady Process Plant | Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Fort Cady Solution Mine | Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pisgah in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Pisgah | $1,000 | Interstate 40 was flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavic | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hector | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Argos | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Kenton Mill | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Poe (historical) | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Ludlow | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Broadwell | 11.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ragtown | 12.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252958. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









