Built in 1927 (National Park Service rustic). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
One of 44 National Register listings published here for Mariposa County · listed in 2014 · category: Building · built in 1927, National Park Service rustic, by Daniel Ray Hull.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Merced Lake Ranger Station between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,484 acres in total. 39 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 | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Yosemite National Park | DALE |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Yosemite National Park | DORMAN |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Yosemite National Park | ECHO 2 |
| 23 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | MERCED |
| 21 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | ECHO |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | 4.6 acres | Yosemite National Park | ADAIR |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | QUARTZITE |
| 17 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | SUNRISE |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced Lake High Sierra Camp | 0.6 miles | 2014 | |
| Sunrise High Sierra Camp | 4.5 miles | 2014 | |
 | Vogelsang High Sierra Camp | 4.8 miles | 2014 |
 | Half Dome Cables and Trail | 7.3 miles | 2012 |
| Half Dome Cables and Trail | 7.6 miles | 2012 |
| Snow Creek Ski Hut | 7.8 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000408 in Record Group 79. |
| Mariposa County | All 44 listed properties in this county. |
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