Scheelite, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Bishop census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93514. It stands on Gable Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Morgan quadrangle. It stands 6,929 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1912 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 82 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
11 surveys from 34 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.
- 1912 USGS Mt. Goddard quadrangle1:125000, 10 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Mt. Tom quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1951 USGS Mt. Tom quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Mt. Tom quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Mt. Morgan quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Mt. Morgan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Scheelite between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,071 acres in total. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | PLAYER |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Inyo National Forest | MUDD |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | San Bernardino Unit | MUD |
| 23 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | ROVANA |
| 23 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | ROVANNA |
| 18 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | PIE |
| 17 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | SCHEELITE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Scheelite: 14 past producers, 13 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 plants. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver | Plant | 1939, 1942 | |
| Brownstone | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Lucky Bill Mine | Gold, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Lucky Bill Mine | Gold, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Mistery Claim | Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Mount Tom Talc Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Pine Creek | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Bismuth | Producer | 1916, 1918 | |
| Pine Creek Apt Plant | Tungsten, Refinery | Producer | ||
| Pine Creek Tungsten Mine & Mill | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold | Plant | 1916, 1925 | |
| Coldwater Canyon Nos. 1 and 2 | Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rovana | 4.0 miles | 33 | |
| Round Valley | 5.5 miles | 33 | |
| Alta Vista | 7.5 miles | 33 | |
| Rocking K | 10.4 miles | 26 | |
| Aspendell | 10.5 miles | 34 | |
| Oteys Sierra Village | 11.6 miles | 26 | |
| West Bishop | 11.8 miles | 26 | |
| Brockmans Corner | 13.0 miles | 26 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Scheelite | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7431069 | 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 265908. 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.










