Gold Mountain

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,810 acres · State Responsibility Area 72%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,086 acres · Mostly federal land 28%

  3,896 acres of land in all, 2,810 of it in the State Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

• Fire history

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1959 Unnamed fire 1,680 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 841 acres here
  2. 1987 Unnamed fire 409 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 332 acres here
  3. 1937 Unnamed fire 1,065 acres in total 255 acres here
  4. 1937 Unnamed fire 378 acres in total 157 acres here
  5. 2024 Mill Fire 2,937 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 122 acres here

  The most recent was the 2024 Mill Fire, which burned 122 acres here. In all, 1,312 acres of Gold Mountain have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history