West Highlands, California
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92346. It lies near Sand Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Harrison Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1899 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 38 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.
- 1899 USGS Redlands quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Redlands quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Harrison Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Redlands quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Harrison Mtn quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Harrison Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Harrison Mtn. quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Harrison Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,281 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,281 fires within 5 miles of West Highlands between 1992 and 2020, burning about 103,345 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 188 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/undetermined | 715 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 188 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 172 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 96 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | 9TH |
| 9 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | ROSA |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BASELINE ST HIGHLAND_CIT |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BASELINE 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of West Highlands: 11 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Limestone, General, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bluebird-Pink Lady and Corky Deps. | Tin, Tungsten, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| San Bernadino Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Dolomite Ridge Placer | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| San Bernardino Plant | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Alabama Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fourth Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Old Webster Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Rock and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plunge Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patton | 0.5 miles | 38 | |
| Del Rosa | 0.9 miles | 38 | |
| Amber Hills | 1.2 miles | 38 | |
| Harlem Springs | 1.3 miles | 39 | |
| Highland | 1.4 miles | 38 | |
| Molino | 2.1 miles | 38 | |
| Valencia | 2.2 miles | 41 | |
| North Norton | 2.6 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661666. 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.
















