Steelhead, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Happy Camp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96050. It stands on Scott River. The Survey maps it on the Hamburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 2001The 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.


Compare 1914 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1914 USGS Seiad quadrangle1:125000
- 1922 USGS Seiad quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Seiad Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hamburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Happy Camp quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Hamburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Steelhead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,264 acres in total. 68 started naturally. 3 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | MARTIN |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 20 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 16 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 91 acres | Klamath National Forest | BAR |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | BAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 148 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 148 workings within 5 miles of Steelhead: 67 unknowns, 44 past producers, 25 occurrences, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawfish Gulch | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Gilfeather | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mat-A-Pan | Gold, Manganese, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Quartz Hill | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Quartz Hill Mine | Gold, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Barnum | Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia | Gold, Copper, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Lady Gray Claim | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1941, 1944 | |
| Lighthill Prospect | Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Scott Bar | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Horse Creek | 4.0 miles | 28 | |
| Oakbar | 6.8 miles | 28 | |
| Seiad Valley | 9.2 miles | 19 | |
| Walker | 11.3 miles | 28 | |
| Hooperville (historical) | 11.8 miles | 30 | |
| Klamath River | 12.7 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659863. 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.









