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Wildhorse Canyon, California

38 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 92397. It lies in Wildhorse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Phelan quadrangle.

Wildhorse Canyon 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 Wildhorse Canyon, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Wildhorse Canyon, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 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

514 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 514 fires within 5 miles of Wildhorse Canyon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,753 acres in total. 70 started naturally. 44 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/undetermined156
Equipment and vehicle use93
Natural70
Arson/incendiarism44
Debris and open burning40
Misuse of fire by a minor38
Recreation and ceremony29
Smoking25
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Other causes4
Fireworks2
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 2015Naturalunder an acreAngeles National ForestNELSON
9 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHESS
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionVALLE VISTA RD PHELAN
8 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitHWY 138 / SHEEP CREEK RD
8 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitHIGHWAY
7 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAngeles National ForestBUTTER
6 September 2005Smoking1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitSMOKETREE
6 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestPIPELINE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Wildhorse Canyon: 5 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Limestone, Dimension, Tungsten, Granite. 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
Robinette Rock QuarriesTungstenOccurrence
Sheep Creek DepositsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sheep Creek Quarry No. 1Limestone, DimensionPast Producer
Vincent Rock QuarryGraniteOccurrence
Big PineLimestone, GeneralProspect
Big PineLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Sheep Creek Pit and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
WrightwoodLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Wrightwood QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast 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
Deer Haven1.5 miles34
Mountain Top Junction1.8 miles34
Yucca Inn1.8 miles34
Wrightwood2.2 miles39
Phelan3.3 miles34
Piñon Hills3.7 miles37
Pinon Hills Estates5.8 miles37
Alray7.9 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1841665. 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.