Whitmore Hot Springs, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mammoth Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93546. The Survey maps it on the Whitmore Hot Springs quadrangle. It stands 7,018 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 80 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
10 surveys from 28 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 Mt. Morrison quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Mt. Morrison quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Whitmore Hot Sprs quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Benton Range quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Whitmore Hot Sprs quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Whitmore Hot Sprs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Whitmore Hot Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 478 acres in total. 33 started naturally. None was 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | SHELTER |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 10 acres | Inyo National Forest | MCGEE |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | CHALK |
| 29 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Inyo National Forest | TEN |
| 16 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | POLE |
| 10 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | LOG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Whitmore Hot Springs: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Silver, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Creek | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Ornamental Stone | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Ornamental Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Payday Prospect | Tungsten, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Tiptop | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Tiptop Claim Mcgee Mtn. | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Tiptop Prospect | Tungsten | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Landing | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Benton Crossing | 5.3 miles | 28 | |
| South Landing | 5.4 miles | 25 | |
| Aspen Springs | 7.5 miles | 25 | |
| Toms Place | 8.5 miles | 25 | |
| Mammoth Lakes | 8.5 miles | 29 | |
| Old Mammoth | 9.1 miles | 29 | |
| Mill City (historical) | 9.6 miles | 29 |
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 Q4019574 | 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 252832. 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.









