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Gavilan Hills, California

40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Lake Mathews census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92570. It lies near Gavilan Peak. The Survey maps it on the Steele Peak quadrangle.

Gavilan Hills within Riverside County

Then and now

1901 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Gavilan Hills, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Gavilan Hills, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 40 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

663 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 663 fires within 5 miles of Gavilan Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28,588 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 59 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/undetermined268
Equipment and vehicle use192
Arson/incendiarism59
Misuse of fire by a minor32
Debris and open burning32
Firearms and explosives use25
Smoking24
Recreation and ceremony15
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Natural4

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitIDALEONA RD PERR
9 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitMATHEWS
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictTREE
9 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use10 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictESTELLE FIRE
9 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresRiverside UnitMATHEWS
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresRiverside UnitS-1422
8 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresRiverside UnitS-1411
8 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use15 acresRiverside UnitSTATE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 76 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 76 workings within 5 miles of Gavilan Hills: 36 past producers, 18 prospects, 12 occurrences, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Silver, Stone, Dimension. 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
Alberhill Coal & Clay Co.Clay, CoalPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
White Prince DepositFeldspar, SilicaProspect
BeattyTungstenOccurrenceVein
Beatty ClaimsTungstenOccurrence
Biddle PitsKaolinPast Producer
Douglas PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Pacific Clay PitsKaolinPast Producer
Santa Rosa MineGold, CopperPast Producer

Every working recorded in Riverside 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
Santa Rosa Ranch Estates0.9 miles40
Camelot Hills2.1 miles40
Alberhill4.3 miles37
Good Meadow4.7 miles40
Mead Valley5.1 miles40
Good Hope5.6 miles40
Terra Cotta5.6 miles38
Glen Valley5.8 miles40

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1848970. 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.