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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.

Los Tules within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1997

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Los Tules, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Los Tules, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 35 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

69 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined22
Natural22
Equipment and vehicle use16
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony3
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionWARNERS 3
30 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Diego UnitHOT SPRINGS COMPLEX
29 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitHOLE
14 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitWARNER SPRINGS SCHOOL HEN
14 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSan Diego UnitCOYOTE
10 September 1992Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresSan Diego UnitLOST #2
7 August 2005Natural1.3 acresSan Diego UnitMONTEZUMA SERIES
7 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitMUTT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Carmelita ClaimGold, Semiprecious Gemstone, FeldsparProspect
Happy Land MineBerylliumProspect
Uranium OccurenceUraniumOccurrence
Warners Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
French PeteSemiprecious GemstonePast Producer
Lost Valley Truck Trail MineSemiprecious GemstonePast Producer
Black Hawk GroupGoldOccurrence
Lucky Strike ProspectGoldOccurrence
Bartling & Nelson DepositTungstenOccurrence
Bartling and Nelson DepositTungstenOccurrenceScheelite

Every working recorded in San Diego 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
Warner Springs0.7 miles34
Eagles Nest1.5 miles35
San Ysidro3.5 miles35
San Ignacio5.6 miles35
San Felipe5.9 miles31
Morettis Junction7.5 miles33
Ranchita7.5 miles31
Holcomb Village7.7 miles34

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 Q122553888The 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.