Malibu Bowl, California
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Agoura Hills-Malibu census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90265. It lies near Mesa Peak. The Survey maps it on the Malibu Beach quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 92 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
14 surveys from 36 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 Calabasas quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1903 USGS Camulos quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Solstice Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1932 USGS Solstice Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Calabasas quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Malibu Beach quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Malibu Beach quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Malibu Beach quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Malibu Bowl between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,951 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | COLD CANYON |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | MULHOLLAND |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | VALLEY LINDO |
| 5 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | GILLETTE |
| 30 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | MALIBU |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Malibu Bowl: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Malibu Potteries | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malibu Hills | 1.0 miles | 36 | |
| El Nido | 1.2 miles | 36 | |
| Malibu Mar Vista (historical) | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| Malibu Vista | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| Oak Hill | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Monte Nido | 3.1 miles | 35 | |
| Malibu Beach | 3.4 miles | 35 | |
| Seminole Hot Springs | 4.2 miles | 32 |
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 Q122598520 | 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 1660979. 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.













