Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Knapp Cabin is a historic cabin located in Kings Canyon National Park, west of Cedar Grove, in Fresno County, California.”
Wikipedia article Knapp Cabin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 44 National Register listings published here for Fresno County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Knapp Cabin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23,205 acres in total. 62 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 62 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1995 | Natural | 282 acres | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | SPHINX |
| 8 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | GALLATS |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | SENTINEL |
| 3 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.3 acres | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | SHEEP CREEK |
| 26 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | CANYONVIEW |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | GRANITE |
| 2 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | SENTINEL |
| 18 September 1999 | Natural | 573 acres | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | WILLIAMS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Knapp Cabin: 11 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Molybdenum, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenawyer | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Buchanan Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | |
| Buchanan Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Badders | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Grove, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2018: 3 wildfire, 2 heavy rain, 1 lightning, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Flood | Cedar Grove | $2,000 | Park Service officials reported Lewis Creek near Cedar Grove had flooded and overflowed its banks. This flooding was in response to rapid snowmelt in the Southern Sierra Nevada. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Cedar Grove | - | California Highway Patrol reported water and debris across Kings Canyon Road in several places between Lewis and Hotel Creeks in Cedar Grove. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Cedar Grove | - | Sugarloaf RAWS measured 1.10 inches of rainfall between 111 pm PDT and 511 pm PDT. More than half of the rain fell between 211 pm PDT and 311 pm PDT while a slow moving thunderstorm impacted the area. |
| October 2018 | Debris Flow | Cedar Grove | - | Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park rangers reported large boulders on State Route 180 in Kings Canyon. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Cedar Grove | - | One hour rainfall amount, from a heavy thunderstorm, was 1.06 inches. |
| September 2001 | Wildfire | Cedar Grove | - | The Burnt Fire details are available in the August 2001 Stormdata. |
| July 2001 | Wildfire | Cedar Grove | - | Details on the Burnt Fire can be found in the August 2001 Stormdata. |
| August 2001 | Wildfire | Cedar Grove | - | The cost to contain the Burnt Fire is unknown. This lightning caused fire started on July 30th but no spot forecasts were requested to fight the fire until August 11th. The fire burned 1879 acres from July 30th through September 28th. The fire was managed for resource benefit. No fatalities, injuries, or structures were lost. |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Cedar Grove | - | Lightning activity in the Kings Canyon National Park led to a power outage in the park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Shorty Lovelace Historic District | 5.3 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000291 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Fresno County | All 44 listed properties in this county. |
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