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Cuyamaca, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Laguna-Pine Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92036. It stands on Kwettap ’Ekwii Emak. The Survey maps it on the Cuyamaca Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Cuyamaca within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cuyamaca (historical), surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Cuyamaca (historical), surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 34 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

131 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Cuyamaca (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 594 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined38
Natural24
Equipment and vehicle use22
Arson/incendiarism15
Debris and open burning14
Recreation and ceremony14
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking1
Firearms and explosives use1

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 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitENGINEER
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitMILK
7 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSTONEWALL
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresCleveland National ForestBOULDER_2
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSTONEWALL
30 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitGRANDVIEW
2 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitNORTH
18 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHARRISON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 59 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Cuyamaca (historical): 21 occurrences, 16 prospects, 11 producers, 11 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Nickel, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Ben Hur MineSilverPast Producer
CuyamacaSilicaOccurrence
Friday Copper Co ClaimCobalt, Copper, NickelProspect
Friday DepositNickel, Iron, Cobalt, CopperProspect
Friday MineCopper, Nickel, Cobalt, Palladium, Platinum, IridiumOccurrence1885
Live Oak GroupTungsten, GoldPast ProducerScheelite
Unnamed ProspectWollastoniteOccurrence
Copper Brick DepositCopper, NickelOccurrence
Gilson ProspectCopper, NickelProspect
Golden ChariotGold, TelluriumProducer

Every working recorded in San Diego 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
Harrison Park2.9 miles34
Pine Hills5.4 miles34
Banner6.0 miles34
Kentwood-In-The-Pines6.0 miles34
Julian6.7 miles34
Branson (historical)6.9 miles34
Whispering Pines7.0 miles34
Pine Grove8.0 miles33

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1819871. 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.