Junction Camp, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Solvang-Santa Ynez census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93441. It lies near Figueroa Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Figueroa Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1902 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 29 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.
- 1902 USGS Santa Ynez quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Santa Ynez quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1941 USGS San Rafael Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS San Rafael Mtn. quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS San Rafael Mtn. quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS San Rafael Mtn. quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Figueroa Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS San Rafael Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cuyama quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Figueroa Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Junction Camp between 1993 and 2019, burning about 45,702 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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 | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1993 | Smoking | 43,201 acres | Los Padres National Forest | MARRE |
| 10 September 2011 | Natural | 102 acres | Los Padres National Forest | GOAT |
| 10 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | TUNNEL |
| 10 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | DRAINAGE |
| 17 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Los Padres National Forest | GLASS |
| 14 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 12 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 1 August 2000 | Natural | 75 acres | Los Padres National Forest | CACHUMA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Junction Camp: 24 occurrences, 12 past producers, 11 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Mercury, Manganese, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Spring Claim | Chromium, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1952 | |
| Figueroa Deposit | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Happy Canyon Magnesia Claim | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Joe Grano Zinc Claims | Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Bacon Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Roberts Claims | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Copper King | Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Copper King | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Laguna Ranch | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Laguna Ranch Deposit | Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Olivos | 8.4 miles | 26 | |
| Santa Ynez | 9.7 miles | 26 | |
| Ballard | 9.7 miles | 26 | |
| Cachuma Village | 10.1 miles | 29 | |
| Jonata Park | 12.2 miles | 25 | |
| Solvang | 12.6 miles | 27 | |
| Buellton | 13.9 miles | 27 | |
| Los Alamos | 15.8 miles | 31 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122598346 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656549. 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.














