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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.

Yosemite West within Mariposa County

Then and now

1897 to 2004

The 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 sheet of Yosemite West, surveyed 2004
Topographic sheet of Yosemite West, surveyed 1897

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 29 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

127 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural57
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Recreation and ceremony15
Equipment and vehicle use12
Debris and open burning11
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSierra National ForestWEST
8 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreYosemite National ParkLINE
8 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreYosemite National ParkHWY.41
3 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreYosemite National ParkNEIGHBOR
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreYosemite National ParkBRUIN
28 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreYosemite National ParkCENTER
27 September 2005Naturalunder an acreYosemite National Park11 MILE
25 September 2001Naturalunder an acreYosemite National ParkALDERS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mariposa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 35 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
KaderitasGold, Lead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Williams BrothersGold, SilverPast Producer
Williams BrothersGold, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerGold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Williams Brothers GibbsGold, SilverOccurrence1865
Barium QueenBarium-BariteUnknown
Barium QueenBarium-BariteOccurrenceBarite
El Portal Barite MineBarium-BariteProducerBarite
El Portal Barite MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Blue Moon GroupTungstenOccurrence
Donna GroupTungstenOccurrence

Every working recorded in Mariposa 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
El Portal3.9 miles35
Foresta4.0 miles35
Buena Vista5.9 miles35
Hite Cove7.0 miles35
Incline7.2 miles35
North Wawona8.0 miles28
Clearing House8.0 miles35
North Wawona (historical)8.0 miles28

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.