BlockSkidoo, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Death Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92328. The Survey maps it on the Emigrant Canyon quadrangle. It stands 5,689 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1908 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1908 against another survey:
On record in Skidoo
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Skidoolisted 1974 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 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.
- 1908 USGS Ballarat quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Ballarat quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Emigrant Canyon quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Darwin Hills quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Emigrant Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Skidoo (historical): 15 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Valley | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Del Norte | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Del Norte Group | Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Granite Contact | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Granite Contract | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Old Mill | Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Panamint Tungsten Deposits | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Treasure Hill Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Skidoo Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Sunset Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 5.3 miles | 29 | |
| Indian Village | 14.5 miles | 26 | |
| Furnace Creek | 14.7 miles | 26 | |
| Beatty Junction | 15.1 miles | 25 | |
| Park Village | 16.3 miles | 25 | |
| Panamint Springs | 18.2 miles | 25 | |
| Lookout City (historical) | 20.1 miles | 26 | |
| Panamint | 22.1 miles | 27 |
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 Skidoo (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7535090 | 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 1656631. 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.
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.