La Jolla Amago, California
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Pauma Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92061. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Palomar Observatory quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 33 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.
- 1903 USGS Ramona quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Palomar Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Palomar Observatory quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Palomar Observatory 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
- 1982 USGS Borrego Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Palomar Observatory quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
216 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of La Jolla Amago between 1992 and 2020, burning about 56,941 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Natural | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | LILAC |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | BARKER |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | FRENCH |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | San Diego Unit | ASSIST # 28 |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | PLAISTED |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | PILE |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern California Agency | FIELD |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | PALOMAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of La Jolla Amago: 8 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gemstone, Tungsten, Quartz, Gemstone, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Extension Prospect | Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Clark Mine | Quartz, Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Clark Mine | Gemstone, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Rincon Pegmatite District | Gemstone, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Tantalum | Producer | PEGMATITE | |
| Dyche Valley Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| Dyche Valley Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Palomar | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Palomar | Tungsten | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| Calac Prospect | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Mack Mine | Gemstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palomar Mountain | 2.9 miles | 35 | |
| Rincon | 5.0 miles | 35 | |
| Pauma Valley | 6.4 miles | 35 | |
| Oak Grove | 8.1 miles | 35 | |
| Holcomb Village | 8.2 miles | 34 | |
| Mesa Grande | 8.7 miles | 33 | |
| Morettis Junction | 9.9 miles | 33 | |
| Valley Center | 10.1 miles | 42 |
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 Q65554773 | 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 1660857. 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.












