Robbers Roost, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mad River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95595. It lies near Kettenpom Peak. The Survey maps it on the Zenia quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1921 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Island Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1931 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Kettenpom quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1967 USGS Zenia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Zenia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Robbers Roost between 1992 and 2020, burning about 132 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 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 | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | ZENIA |
| 25 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | ROUND |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | PEAK |
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | STEWART |
| 9 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | KETTONPOM |
| 7 August 2017 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | KETTENPOM |
| 7 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | SHANNON |
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 Robbers Roost: 16 occurrences, 15 prospects, 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 Horn No. 1 | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Big Horn No. 1 and No. 2 | Manganese | Occurrence | Rhodochrosite | |
| Blue Lizard Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Lizard Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Broken Hammer Prospects | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Bucking Camp Deposits No. 1 | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Bucking Camp Deposits No. 1 and 2 | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Coldwater No. 1 and 2 | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Coldwater Nos. 1 and 2 Deposits | Manganese | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Corner No. 1 and No. 2 Prospects | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettenpom | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Shannon Place | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Crabtree Place | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Zenia | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Kekawaka | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Willie Hoaglin Place | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Yellowjacket Place | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Bob Hoaglin Place | 6.9 miles | 17 |
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 Q49068723 | 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 231671. 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.








