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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.

West Highlands within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1899 to 1996

The 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.

Topographic sheet of West Highlands, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of West Highlands, surveyed 1899

Compare 1899 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 38 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

1,281 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined715
Arson/incendiarism188
Equipment and vehicle use172
Misuse of fire by a minor96
Smoking33
Debris and open burning28
Recreation and ceremony27
Natural12
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unit9TH
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitROSA
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE ST HIGHLAND_CIT
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Arrowhead Hot SpringGeothermalProducer
Bluebird-Pink Lady and Corky Deps.Tin, Tungsten, ManganeseProspect
San Bernadino PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
Dolomite Ridge PlacerLimestone, DimensionUnknown
San Bernardino PlantLimestone, DimensionProducer
Alabama Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fourth Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Old Webster PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Rock and Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Plunge Creek 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
Patton0.5 miles38
Del Rosa0.9 miles38
Amber Hills1.2 miles38
Harlem Springs1.3 miles39
Highland1.4 miles38
Molino2.1 miles38
Valencia2.2 miles41
North Norton2.6 miles38

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.