Yuba Pass, California
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Donner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95959. It lies near Gonelson Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cisco Grove quadrangle. It stands 5,636 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 2000The same ground, surveyed 109 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
13 surveys from 37 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.
- 1891 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1938 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Cisco Grove quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1955 USGS Emigrant Gap quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Cisco Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
232 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Yuba Pass between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,081 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 102 |
| Natural | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | FULLER |
| 9 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | BLUE |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | EMIGRANT |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | ZIEBRIGHT |
| 8 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | DOWNEY |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | EAGLE |
| 7 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | ONION |
| 7 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Tahoe National Forest | BLUE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Yuba Pass: 17 occurrences, 13 past producers, 7 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gould and Towle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Joe | Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Red Mountain Group | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Red Mountain Group | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Gould & Towle Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Gould and Towle Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Grouse Ridge | Iron, Gold | Occurrence | Gold, Magnetite | |
| Grouse Ridge | Iron, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Lucky Joe | Gold, Copper, Cobalt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake | 1.6 miles | 37 | |
| Camp Spaulding | 2.0 miles | 34 | |
| Langs (historical) | 3.1 miles | 34 | |
| Bear Valley (historical) | 4.6 miles | 34 | |
| Eagle Bird (historical) | 5.4 miles | 34 | |
| Baltimore Town | 5.5 miles | 30 | |
| Maybert (historical) | 5.7 miles | 34 | |
| Summit City (historical) | 7.9 miles | 30 |
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 Q8060113 | 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 1656417. 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.












