Sierra Pines, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the East Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89439. It stands on South Branch Dog Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dog Valley quadrangle.
Then and now
1890 to 2000The same ground, surveyed 110 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
9 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.
- 1890 USGS Sierraville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sierraville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Sierraville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1955 USGS Loyalton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Portola quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dog Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 2000 USGS Dog Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Sierra Pines between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23,078 acres in total. 72 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CALIFORNIA |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SILVER FOX |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | TREALEASE |
| 30 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PALLETS FIRE |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Reno Fire Department | BOOMTOWN |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | COUNTY |
| 25 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | STATELINE |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | VERDI |
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 Sierra Pines: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Light | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Beacon Light | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dana Park Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Peavine | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Peavine Creek Area | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Verdi Prospect | Molybdenum, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Walts Zinc Prospect | Zinc, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| A.A. Jack Verdi Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peavine Mt. D.G. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dog Creek | Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdi | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Calvada (historical) | 4.5 miles | 35 | |
| Peavine | 10.4 miles | 25 | |
| Antelope (historical) | 12.5 miles | 25 | |
| Sierra Brooks | 13.7 miles | 24 | |
| Loyalton | 16.1 miles | 24 | |
| Campbell Hot Springs | 18.4 miles | 24 | |
| Sierraville | 19.6 miles | 24 |
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 Q122543621 | 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 2633141. 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.








