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Cajon, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Lake Arrowhead census division. It lies near Crowder Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cajon quadrangle.

Cajon within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cajon, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Cajon, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 32 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

806 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 806 fires within 5 miles of Cajon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 73,121 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 53 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
Equipment and vehicle use365
Missing data/not specified/undetermined244
Arson/incendiarism53
Railroad operations and maintenance37
Recreation and ceremony33
Debris and open burning18
Smoking17
Natural11
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Fireworks6
Other causes3

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
9 September 2011Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestOVERPASS
9 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestFEDEX
9 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestNORTH
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestMATHEWS
9 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestARIZONA
9 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHOG
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestLYTLE
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitWHITEHAVEN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Cajon: 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Mercury, Graphite, Clay. 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
Deer Tick Nos. 1-8Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, MicaUnknown
Flying W Ranch ManganeseManganeseOccurrence
Good Neighbor #1 MineBentonite, ClayProducer
Marble Heart Consolidated PlacerLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
SalamanderREEOccurrence
Smith Family Mining ClaimGold, Graphite, ClayUnknown
White QueenLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Applejack 1 & 2SilverProspect
Red FoxMercuryOccurrence
Red FoxMercuryUnknown

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this place

11 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cajon in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 5 wildfire, 2 debris flow, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 2002WildfireCajon1 hurt, $2,000,000no account filed
February 2017Flash FloodCajon$3,500,000Flood waters and related erosion caused a collapse of lane number 5 along Interstate 15. A fire truck and big rig were caught up and destroyed in the collapse. No injuries were reported but damages to the Interstate reached into the millions.
February 2017Debris FlowCajon$500,000A big rig and car were caught in a mud flow near Highway 138 and Lone Pine Rd. Elsewhere along Highway 138 mud flows caused significant damage to area roadways.
August 2003WildfireCajon$20,000no account filed
February 2025FloodCajon-Swartwout Canyon Road and Lone Pine Canyon closed due to flooding in low lying area. 1 inch of rainfall occurred at Cajon past 30 hours.
December 2025Flash FloodCajon-Department of Highways reported excessive mud and debris running onto north and southbound I-15, where I-15 intersects Hwy 138 through the Cajon Pass. Portions of I-15 had to be closed temporarily through the Cajon Pass as crews worked to clear the mud/debris.
July 2015Debris FlowCajon-CHP reported mud flowing across all lanes with lanes blocked on Interstate 15 near the Cajon Junction.
June 2001WildfireCajon-no account filed
July 2001WildfireCajon-no account filed
October 2001WildfireCajon-no account filed
August 1998HailCajon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in San Bernardino County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cajon Junction1.3 miles32
Cosy Dell1.4 miles32
Alray2.5 miles32
Keenbrook3.4 miles41
Lytle Creek3.6 miles33
Summit Terrace3.7 miles32
Scotland4.5 miles41
Devore Heights4.8 miles41

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660408. 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.

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.