Pizona, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mammoth Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93512. It stands on Pizona Creek. The Survey maps it on the River Spring quadrangle. It stands 7,037 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 80 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
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1914 USGS Mt. Morrison quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Glass Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS River Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Benton Range quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS River Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Pizona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | GOOD MORNING |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | RANCH |
| 14 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | PIZONA |
| 4 July 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | 4 JEFFERY |
| 22 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | ANTELOPE |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Pizona: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Uranium, Copper, Gold, Niobium (Columbium), Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gate Mining Co | Copper, Gold, Niobium (Columbium), Silver | Past Producer | ||
| San Antonio Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Claim Locations | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Claim Locations | Mercury | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | 11.4 miles | 21 | |
| Benton Hot Springs | 11.9 miles | 23 | |
| Montgomery City | 12.0 miles | 21 | |
| Benton Crossing | 21.7 miles | 28 | |
| Hammil | 21.8 miles | 22 | |
| Mono Mills | 22.0 miles | 23 | |
| North Landing | 25.2 miles | 25 | |
| Whitmore Hot Springs | 27.0 miles | 28 |
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 Q3905958 | 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 1659401. 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.








