Del Rosa, California
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92404. It lies near Little Sand Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Harrison Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1899 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 38 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.
- 1899 USGS Redlands quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Redlands quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Harrison Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Redlands quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Harrison Mtn quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Harrison Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Harrison Mtn. quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Harrison Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,291 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,291 fires within 5 miles of Del Rosa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 106,205 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 194 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 | 715 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 194 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 186 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 92 |
| Smoking | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | 9TH |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BASELINE ST HIGHLAND_CIT |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BASELINE 2 |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | BASELINE IC 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Del Rosa: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Limestone, General, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bluebird-Pink Lady and Corky Deps. | Tin, Tungsten, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| San Bernadino Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Dolomite Ridge Placer | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| San Bernardino Plant | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Alabama Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fourth Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plunge Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Redlands Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| San Bernardino Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Del Rosa in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Heavy Rain | Del Rosa | - | A trained spotter reported 1.78 inches of heavy rain occurring at their location through about 8 AM on the 1st. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Highlands | 0.9 miles | 38 | |
| Patton | 1.4 miles | 38 | |
| Valencia | 1.6 miles | 41 | |
| Amber Hills | 1.9 miles | 38 | |
| Harlem Springs | 2.1 miles | 39 | |
| Highland | 2.3 miles | 38 | |
| Arrowhead | 2.3 miles | 41 | |
| Arrowhead Springs | 2.8 miles | 41 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660535. 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.
















