Dells, California
47 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Mount Baldy-Wrightwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91759. It lies near Icehouse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Mount Baldy quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1897 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1897 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
20 surveys from 47 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.
- 1897 USGS Cucamonga quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Cucamonga quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1903 USGS Cucamonga quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Camp Baldy quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Camp Baldy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Camp Baldy quadrangle1:20000
- 1944 USGS Cucamonga quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Mt. Baldy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Ontario quadrangle1:62500, 5 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 Mt. Baldy quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Mount Baldy quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
243 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 243 fires within 5 miles of Dells (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,807 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 57 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 57 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | ANTONIO |
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | HARDWOOD |
| 9 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | SUNSET |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | BARRETT |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | YUCCA |
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | TRAILER |
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | TOP |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | SILVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Dells (historical): 8 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Canyon | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Big Horn Mine | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Dollar Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lytle Creek Mine | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Andrew Tungsten Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | 1953, 1974, 1992 | |
| Blue Diamond Mine | Tungsten, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Allison Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Baldora Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1935 | |
| Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Allison | Gold | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldy | 0.4 miles | 47 | |
| San Antonio Heights | 5.8 miles | 49 | |
| Scotland | 8.2 miles | 41 | |
| Lytle Creek | 8.3 miles | 33 | |
| Wrightwood | 8.5 miles | 39 | |
| Alta Loma | 8.6 miles | 41 | |
| Las Uvas (historical) | 9.0 miles | 48 | |
| Los Olivos | 9.0 miles | 46 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701194. 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.



















