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Sunset Ridge, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92392. The Survey maps it on the Baldy Mesa quadrangle.

Sunset Ridge within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sunset Ridge, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Sunset Ridge, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 32 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

437 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 437 fires within 5 miles of Sunset Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 435 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 56 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined222
Equipment and vehicle use67
Arson/incendiarism56
Misuse of fire by a minor32
Debris and open burning27
Smoking23
Recreation and ceremony5
Natural3
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitPHELAN RD / WHITE RD 3
8 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitMARIPOSA
7 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionMESQUITE
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitDEANZA
4 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitFORAN
4 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBOLDING
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sunset Ridge: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fontana PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Duncan Corners1.3 miles32
North Star Ranch2.0 miles29
Eagle Ranch2.0 miles32
High Country3.4 miles32
Baldy Mesa3.4 miles32
Mountain View Acres3.6 miles29
Golden Valley Acres3.7 miles32
Mountain View3.9 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1841663. 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.