Rimrock, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Twentynine Palms-Yucca Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92268. It lies near Burns Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Rimrock quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 81 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:
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.
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS San Gorgonio quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Morongo Valley 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
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Rimrock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Rimrock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64,076 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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 | 13 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | VINE |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | LAWN |
| 9 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | HIKE |
| 9 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | FLY |
| 25 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | CHIA |
| 21 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | PIPES |
| 20 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | PIPES |
| 9 July 2006 | Natural | 61,700 acres | California Desert District | SAWTOOTH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Rimrock: 15 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Uranium, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock | Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Eagle Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Gold | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rimrock in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Flood | Rimrock | $500 | Video via social media of 4-6 inches of water flowing over the road near the intersection of Pipes Canyon Rd. and Gamma Gulch Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneertown | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Flamingo Heights | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Little Morongo Heights | 7.3 miles | 30 | |
| Palm Wells | 8.3 miles | 30 | |
| Yucca Valley | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Landers | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Morongo Valley | 10.5 miles | 30 | |
| Heart Bar Campground | 12.6 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661312. 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.











