Yosemite West, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Mariposa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95389. It lies near Henness Ridge. The Survey maps it on the El Capitan quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 2004The same ground, surveyed 107 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
14 surveys from 29 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.
- 1897 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Yosemite Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS El Capitan quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS El Capitan quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS El Capitan quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS El Capitan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Yosemite West between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,189 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 1 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 | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | WEST |
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | LINE |
| 8 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | HWY.41 |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | NEIGHBOR |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | BRUIN |
| 28 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | CENTER |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | 11 MILE |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | ALDERS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Yosemite West: 20 occurrences, 7 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Barium-Barite, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaderitas | Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Williams Brothers | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Williams Brothers | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Williams Brothers Gibbs | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1865 | |
| Barium Queen | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Barium Queen | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite | |
| El Portal Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Producer | Barite | |
| El Portal Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Moon Group | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Donna Group | Tungsten | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Portal | 3.9 miles | 35 | |
| Foresta | 4.0 miles | 35 | |
| Buena Vista | 5.9 miles | 35 | |
| Hite Cove | 7.0 miles | 35 | |
| Incline | 7.2 miles | 35 | |
| North Wawona | 8.0 miles | 28 | |
| Clearing House | 8.0 miles | 35 | |
| North Wawona (historical) | 8.0 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2813255. 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.













