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Rock Tank Corral

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1910.

From the record

One of 98 National Register listings published here for San Bernardino County · listed in 2021 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. Near I 15, Baker
  • When was it listed? April 2021
  • Category. district
  • Also known as. Historic Ranching Resources within Mojave National Preserve MPS; Historic Ranching Resources within Mojave National Preserve MPS
  • Census division. Newberry Springs-Baker
  • National Register reference number. 100004593 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

55 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Rock Tank Corral between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,937 acres in total. 13 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
Equipment and vehicle use21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Natural13
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1

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
5 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use10 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictDAGONS
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictTRAILER
17 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictPAMONA
14 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictHALLORAN
13 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictHALLORAN 7
11 September 2011Natural16 acresMojave National PreserveSPRINGS
10 September 2015Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictSINBAD
9 August 2012Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreservePEANUT

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rock Tank Corral: 6 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Boron-Borates. 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
MercuryBoron-BoratesProspect
New HarmonyLead, Copper, Gold, SilverProspect
Contact ClaimGoldProspect
Tuff Claim GroupGoldProspect
UnnamedGoldProspect
Unnamed ProspectGoldProspect

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this property

31 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baker, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 24 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023Flash FloodBaker$1,000,000Four feet of rushing water trapped people in their cars on Highway 127. The road was severely damaged.
September 2022Flash FloodBaker$50,000Zzyzx Rd was damaged, and Mojave Rd was impassable from Rasor Rd to Kelbaker Rd.
September 1999HailBaker$40,000Large hail fell over Interstate 15 near Baker. Numerous cars reportedly sustained dents and broken windshields.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindBaker$25,000Thunderstorm winds blew over a big rig and blew down power lines.
September 2024Flash FloodBaker$20,000Highway 127 was impassable due to being flooded with 1.5 feet of water plus rocks and debris. One car with four occupants was stuck and water was coming into the car.
September 2012Flash FloodBaker$20,000On Highway 127 north of Baker, one vehicle was stuck in flood waters up to the dashboard.
July 2022Flash FloodBaker$15,000Hwy 127 was flooded with lots of rocks and debris in the road, and one vehicle was stuck in the water.
July 2024Flash FloodBaker$10,000Highway 127 was flooded near mile marker 15. One car was stranded due to water getting into the ignition.
August 2023Flash FloodBaker$10,000Flash flooding in Baker was up to vehicle hoods.
August 2018Flash FloodBaker$10,000Highway 127 was flooded between Power Line Road and Riggs Road. The water nearly submerged an empty vehicle.
August 2016Flash FloodBaker$5,000A vehicle was stuck in water and debris on Highway 127 at mile marker 15.
July 2015Flash FloodBaker$5,000A car was stalled in floodwaters along Highway 127 15 miles NNW of Baker.
September 2014Flash FloodBaker$5,000Highway 127 was flooded and closed, with two cars stuck in the water.
August 2013Flash FloodBaker$5,000Highway 127 washed out just north of Powerline Road.
July 2012Flash FloodBaker$5,000Kelbaker Road was flooded with water and debris just south of Baker.
July 2022Flash FloodBaker$2,000Water and mud flowed over I-15.
October 2018Flash FloodBaker$2,000Highway 127 was flooded with water, mud, and debris.
August 2022Flash FloodBaker$1,000Highway 127 was flooded at Baker Blvd.
August 2022Flash FloodBaker$1,000Highway 127 was closed between mile markers 15 and 21.
July 2021Flash FloodBaker$1,000Highway 127 was flooded and impassable.
November 2019FloodBaker$1,000Standing water was on Highway 127 just north of the I-15 off ramp.
October 2018Flash FloodBaker$1,000Water flowed over Highway 127 15 miles N of Baker.
July 2017Flash FloodBaker$1,000Highway 127 was flooded at mile marker 12.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBaker-At Red Pass Lake mesonet station.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindBaker-Also dust storm with visibility down to 50 feet.
July 2005Flash FloodBaker-State Highway 127 washed out, with cars stuck in water up to the doors.
October 2005Flash FloodBaker-State Highway 127 flooded at Dumont Dunes Rd.
July 2003Flash FloodBaker-CHP reported a car stuck in flash flooding on Highway 127 south of Baker. Occupants were safe.
July 2001Flash FloodBaker-Strong thunderstorms produced 1.54 inches of rain in a two hour period which caused several roads to flood.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindBaker-A weather spotter in Baker reported winds estimated at 55 to 60 mph from a nearby thunderstorm. No damage was reported.
September 2011HailBaker-no account filed

Every storm recorded in San Bernardino County

Maps showing this location

12 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Black Tank Corral6.7 miles2021

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 100004593 in Record Group 79.
San Bernardino CountyAll 98 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • 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.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.