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Jupiter, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95383. It lies near Contention Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Columbia SE quadrangle.

Jupiter within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1891 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Jupiter, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Jupiter, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 34 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

162 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Jupiter between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24,058 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 5 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
Debris and open burning52
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Natural22
Equipment and vehicle use14
Recreation and ceremony13
Smoking5
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes2
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreStanislaus National ForestBRIQUETTE
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestLIZZY 1
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestKNIGHT
7 September 1992Smoking3,460 acresStanislaus National ForestRUBY
5 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined14,280 acresStanislaus National ForestDARBY
30 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreStanislaus National ForestTENDER
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTING #14
28 September 2005Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestGRANT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 57 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Jupiter: 18 occurrences, 11 past producers, 10 prospects, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Silver, Silver, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ArgentumGold, Lead, ZincProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
ContentionGold, Molybdenum, CopperOccurrence
Flaming Arrow ProspectNickelUnknown1942
Gen Us GrantGold, UraniumPast Producer
Hazel DellGold, Lead, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Lava PointStoneProducer
Mildred LloydGold, Copper, Lead, SilverProspect
Pink Rock Qtz.Quartz, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
SonnetGold, Zinc, Iron, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
StarGold, Lead, Zinc, IronPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite

Every working recorded in Tuolumne 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
Hess Mill2.8 miles30
Cedar Ridge3.9 miles34
Stanislaus4.8 miles35
Comstock Ranch5.1 miles34
Twain Harte Valley5.5 miles30
Brentwood Park5.7 miles30
Lakewood Highlands5.8 miles30
Lynnwood Estates6.0 miles30

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 Q18386292The 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 1656105. 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.