Los Tules, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Palomar-Julian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92086. It lies near CaƱada Verde. The Survey maps it on the Hot Springs Mountain 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
17 surveys from 35 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 Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Hot Springs Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Hot Springs Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Borrego Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Hot Springs Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Los Tules between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,778 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 22 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | WARNERS 3 |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | San Diego Unit | HOT SPRINGS COMPLEX |
| 29 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | HOLE |
| 14 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | WARNER SPRINGS SCHOOL HEN |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | San Diego Unit | COYOTE |
| 10 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | LOST #2 |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 1.3 acres | San Diego Unit | MONTEZUMA SERIES |
| 7 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | MUTT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Los Tules: 7 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelita Claim | Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Happy Land Mine | Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Uranium Occurence | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Warners Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| French Pete | Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Valley Truck Trail Mine | Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Black Hawk Group | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Strike Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Bartling & Nelson Deposit | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Bartling and Nelson Deposit | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Springs | 0.7 miles | 34 | |
| Eagles Nest | 1.5 miles | 35 | |
| San Ysidro | 3.5 miles | 35 | |
| San Ignacio | 5.6 miles | 35 | |
| San Felipe | 5.9 miles | 31 | |
| Morettis Junction | 7.5 miles | 33 | |
| Ranchita | 7.5 miles | 31 | |
| Holcomb Village | 7.7 miles | 34 |
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 Q122553888 | 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 1660953. 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.
















