Post Mountain, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Hayfork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96041. It lies near Road Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Dubakella Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1931 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 67 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1931 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1931 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dubakella Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Dubakella Mtn quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Dubakella Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
202 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Post Mountain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,894 acres in total. 62 started naturally. 39 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 | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| 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 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | DUBAKELLA |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | RAIL |
| 4 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | JUAREZ |
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | PHILPOT |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | RATTLESNAKE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | RIDGE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | DOLPHIN 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Post Mountain: 26 occurrences, 19 past producers, 11 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Manganese, Copper, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese Queen Mine | Silica, Calcium, Manganese | Past Producer | 1937, 1942 | |
| Unnamed | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Western Chrome Nos. 1, 3, 4 | Chromium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Lambert | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Lambert | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Big Buck | Manganese | Occurrence | Bementite | |
| Big Buck | Manganese | Prospect | 1941 | |
| Claim 23 | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Claim 23 | Manganese | Prospect | 1941 | |
| Dry Lake Prospect | Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peanut | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Glen | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Friend Place | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Murphy Place | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Wildwood | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hayfork | 9.3 miles | 22 | |
| Graham Place | 9.8 miles | 16 | |
| Norgaar (historical) | 9.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2804564. 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.






