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El Nido, California

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Agoura Hills-Malibu census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90265. It lies near Dry Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Malibu Beach quadrangle.

El Nido within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1903 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of El Nido, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of El Nido, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 36 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

147 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of El Nido between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,879 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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/undetermined72
Equipment and vehicle use34
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Smoking8
Recreation and ceremony7
Arson/incendiarism6
Debris and open burning4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Fireworks2
Other causes2

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 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
9 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaCOLD CANYON
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaMULHOLLAND
6 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaVALLEY LINDO
5 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaMALIBU
24 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of El Nido: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Malibu PotteriesClayPast Producer
Point Dume DepositDiatomiteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this place

7 since 2021

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names El Nido in 7 storm reports between 2021 and 2026: 4 debris flow, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2026Debris FlowEl Nido-Heavy rainfall resulted in significant rock slides across Kanan Dume Road near mile marker 12.24.
February 2025Flash FloodEl Nido-Heavy rain produced flash flooding and debris flows at the intersection of the Pacific Coast Highway and Kanan Dume Road. Numerous rocks and mud covered the intersection.
October 2025Debris FlowEl Nido-California Highway Patrol reported a large boulder on Malibu Canyon Road at the tunnel.
February 2024Debris FlowEl Nido-A large rock slide was reported across Malibu Canyon Road. Several vehicles experienced blown tires from the rocks on the roadway.
February 2024Debris FlowEl Nido-Heavy rainfall resulted in several large boulders blocking both lanes at the intersection of Malibu Canyon Road and Piuma Road.
August 2023Flash FloodEl Nido-Mud and debris flows were reported on Piuma Road near Malibu Canyon Road.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindEl Nido-Gusty thunderstorm outflow winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains. An automated sensor at Corral Canyon Park reported a gust of 59 MPH.

Every storm recorded in Los Angeles 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
Malibu Hills0.4 miles36
Malibu Bowl1.2 miles36
Malibu Mar Vista (historical)1.9 miles32
Malibu Vista1.9 miles32
Malibu Beach2.8 miles35
Oak Hill2.9 miles32
Monte Nido3.8 miles35
Mahou Riviera4.1 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660598. 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.