Seven Pines, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Independence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93526. It lies near Grays Meadow. The Survey maps it on the Kearsarge Peak quadrangle. It stands 6,197 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1907 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 87 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
15 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.
- 1907 USGS Mt. Whitney quadrangle1:125000, 10 printings
- 1919 USGS Mt. Whitney quadrangle1:125000
- 1937 USGS Mt. Whitney quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Mt. Pinchot quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Mount Whitney quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Kearsarge Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Kearsarge Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Kearsarge Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Seven Pines between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 11 started naturally. None 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | INDEPENDENCE |
| 23 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BRIGHT |
| 11 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | not named |
| 10 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | ONION |
| 3 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | HATCHERY |
| 29 August 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | SHEPHERD |
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | PINYON |
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | GARY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Seven Pines: 8 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Darleen Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Material Site #118 Pit B | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rex Montis Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | |
| Silver Lead Prospect | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Green Onion Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Kearsarge Group | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Kearsarge Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Local Yokel Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Mary Darleen | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Phoenix Prospect | Gold, Silver | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | 5.1 miles | 33 | |
| Kearsarge | 9.5 miles | 33 | |
| Blackrock | 10.4 miles | 34 | |
| Manzanar | 11.7 miles | 32 | |
| Reward | 12.9 miles | 32 | |
| Chrysopolis (historical) | 13.1 miles | 34 | |
| Aberdeen | 13.5 miles | 35 | |
| Whitney Portal | 14.0 miles | 32 |
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 Q7457382 | 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 1659629. 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.














