Boulder Park, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the West Imperial census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92259. The Survey maps it on the In-Ko-Pah Gorge quadrangle. It stands 2,923 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1931 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 66 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Boulder Park
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Desert View Towerlisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1931 USGS Carrizo quadrangle1:125000
- 1939 USGS Jacumba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Jacumba quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS In-ko-pah Gorge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacumba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS In-ko-pah Gorge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Boulder Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 852 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | San Diego Unit | JACUMBA 2 |
| 3 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | BORDER 8 |
| 26 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | BRAKE #2 |
| 26 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | BRAKE #1 |
| 20 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | TOE |
| 2 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | CARRIZO |
| 2 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | California Desert District | BORDER 92 |
| 18 September 1994 | Fireworks | 10 acres | California Desert District | JOSHUA |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Boulder Park: 15 occurrences, 15 past producers, 12 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Feldspar, Gold, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic Flat Group | Uranium, Thorium | Prospect | ||
| Chain Prospect | Tungsten, Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | Marble | |
| Circle Group Deposit | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Dos Cabezas Mine | Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jumbo Clay | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mcguffie Foundation Deposit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Mica Gem Group | Mica, Silica, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Pk Mine | Tungsten, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Star Claim | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocotillo | 7.9 miles | 22 | |
| Coyote Wells | 9.0 miles | 22 | |
| Plaster City | 15.8 miles | 20 | |
| Dixieland | 19.7 miles | 20 | |
| Edgar | 21.4 miles | 20 | |
| Seeley | 23.6 miles | 20 | |
| Mount Signal | 24.5 miles | 20 | |
| Wilsie | 28.1 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Boulder Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4949585 | 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 239603. 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.










