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.
Then and now
1891 to 2001The 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 sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 34 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.
- 1891 USGS Big Trees quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Big Trees quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Big Trees quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Big Trees quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Columbia SE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Columbia SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1993 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Columbia SE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | BRIQUETTE |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | LIZZY 1 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | KNIGHT |
| 7 September 1992 | Smoking | 3,460 acres | Stanislaus National Forest | RUBY |
| 5 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,280 acres | Stanislaus National Forest | DARBY |
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | TENDER |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LIGHTING #14 |
| 28 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | GRANT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 57 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentum | Gold, Lead, Zinc | Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Contention | Gold, Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Flaming Arrow Prospect | Nickel | Unknown | 1942 | |
| Gen Us Grant | Gold, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Hazel Dell | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Lava Point | Stone | Producer | ||
| Mildred Lloyd | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Pink Rock Qtz. | Quartz, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Sonnet | Gold, Zinc, Iron, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Star | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hess Mill | 2.8 miles | 30 | |
| Cedar Ridge | 3.9 miles | 34 | |
| Stanislaus | 4.8 miles | 35 | |
| Comstock Ranch | 5.1 miles | 34 | |
| Twain Harte Valley | 5.5 miles | 30 | |
| Brentwood Park | 5.7 miles | 30 | |
| Lakewood Highlands | 5.8 miles | 30 | |
| Lynnwood Estates | 6.0 miles | 30 |
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 Q18386292 | 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 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.












