Snow Bend, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93634. It lies near Badger Flat. The Survey maps it on the Kaiser Peak quadrangle. It stands 7,969 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 2004The same ground, surveyed 100 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 29 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.
- 1904 USGS Kaiser quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Kaiser Peak quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Shaver Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Kaiser Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 2004 USGS Kaiser Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
146 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Snow Bend between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 93 started naturally. 4 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 | 93 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | HUCKLEBERRY |
| 8 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | IDAHO |
| 5 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | TENNESSEE |
| 30 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | BUTTE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | POTTER |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | PORTAL |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | PASS |
| 28 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Sierra National Forest | LITTLE |
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 Snow Bend: 10 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Asbestos. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported Occurrence | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| White Lodes | Limestone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Twin Lakes | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Blue Tungsten Mines | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Prior Lake Claim | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Prior Lake Claim | Tungsten | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Cedar Crest | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Huntington Lake | 6.3 miles | 27 | |
| Mono Hot Springs | 7.1 miles | 29 | |
| Big Creek | 7.7 miles | 27 | |
| Camp Sierra | 8.8 miles | 28 | |
| Dinkey Creek | 12.6 miles | 28 | |
| Rock Haven | 14.1 miles | 28 |
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 Q7548177 | 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 1659803. 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.








