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.
Then and now
1901 to 1983The 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.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 40 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.
- 1901 USGS Elsinore quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1901 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Steele Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Steele Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
663 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 268 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 192 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 25 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 | Riverside Unit | IDALEONA RD PERR |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | MATHEWS |
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | TREE |
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | California Desert District | ESTELLE FIRE |
| 9 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Riverside Unit | MATHEWS |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | S-1422 |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Riverside Unit | S-1411 |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 76 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberhill Coal & Clay Co. | Clay, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| White Prince Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Beatty | Tungsten | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Beatty Claims | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Biddle Pits | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Douglas Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Clay Pits | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Rosa Mine | Gold, Copper | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Ranch Estates | 0.9 miles | 40 | |
| Camelot Hills | 2.1 miles | 40 | |
| Alberhill | 4.3 miles | 37 | |
| Good Meadow | 4.7 miles | 40 | |
| Mead Valley | 5.1 miles | 40 | |
| Good Hope | 5.6 miles | 40 | |
| Terra Cotta | 5.6 miles | 38 | |
| Glen Valley | 5.8 miles | 40 |
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.














