Rocking K, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Bishop census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93514. It lies near Red Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bishop quadrangle. It stands 4,564 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1913 to 1994The 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 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.
- 1913 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Rocking K between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,705 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 10 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 | 53 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Central California District | WESTSIDE |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | not named |
| 22 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | SCALES |
| 20 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BROCKMAN LN / DIXON LN 3 |
| 19 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | POLELINE |
| 15 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | HWY 168 / MUMY RD |
| 14 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SUNLAND DR BISHOP_FIRE_D |
| 13 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | PLEASANT VALLEY CAMPGRO 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Rocking K: 24 past producers, 7 producers, 6 occurrences, 6 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katy Mine | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Little Sister | Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Moonlight Mine | Garnet, Tungsten | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Round Valley & Deep Canyon Area | Tungsten, Bismuth | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Yaney | Tungsten, Gold | Past Producer | Ferberite | |
| Yaney Mine | Tungsten, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bishop Antimony Mine | Antimony | Producer | ||
| Bishop Antimony Mine | Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Brockman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Round Valley Community Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oteys Sierra Village | 1.2 miles | 26 | |
| West Bishop | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Brockmans Corner | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| Sunland (historical) | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Bishop | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| Bishop Trail Park | 4.7 miles | 26 | |
| Alta Vista | 4.8 miles | 33 | |
| Round Valley | 6.9 miles | 33 |
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 Q7355369 | 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 275666. 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.









