Minnelusa, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Big Bear census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92314. It lies in Minnelusa Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Fawnskin quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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.
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS San Gorgonio quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Lucerne Valley quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Lucerne Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Fawnskin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Fawnskin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
486 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 486 fires within 5 miles of Minnelusa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,159 acres in total. 120 started naturally. 12 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 | 207 |
| Natural | 120 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 73 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 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 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | VANDUSEN |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | RANGER |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | MAPLE |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | SAND |
| 8 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BERTHA |
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | IMPERIAL AV SUGARLOAF 2 |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | COUGAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 96 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 96 workings within 5 miles of Minnelusa: 39 past producers, 35 occurrences, 11 unknowns, 10 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Iron, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont No. 2 | Gold, Germanium, Osmium | Occurrence | ||
| Carbonate Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gail Claim | Gold, Platinum, Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Gleamo | Gold, Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Gold Mountain Quartz Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Grout Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Independence Mine No. 1 | Gold, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Scotty Wilson | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Sharpless Dolomite | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Silver Top | Silver, Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear Lake | 1.8 miles | 36 | |
| Big Bear City | 2.5 miles | 39 | |
| Fawnskin | 2.7 miles | 35 | |
| Moonridge | 2.9 miles | 34 | |
| Boulder Bay | 3.4 miles | 36 | |
| Sugarloaf | 3.7 miles | 34 | |
| Doble | 4.4 miles | 39 | |
| Woodlands | 5.0 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 Q122564860 | 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 1667137. 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.













