Morettis Junction, California
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Palomar-Julian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92070. It stands on Carrizo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Warners Ranch quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 79 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 Santa Ysabel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Santa Ysabel quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ysabel quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Warners Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Borrego Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Morettis Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,280 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 22 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 | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | San Diego Unit | SNAG FIRE |
| 8 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Southern California Agency | MESA GRAND |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | EAST |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | HWY 79 / EPEI HILL RD 7 |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Desert District | DONAHUE |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.8 acres | San Diego Unit | MESA 9 |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | EPIE |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | EAST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Morettis Junction: 3 producers, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Semiprecious Gemstone, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccullough Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Moretti Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Trask Mine | Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Black Eagle Mine | Gold | Producer | ||
| Black Eagle Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan Mines | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Shenandoah Mine | Gold | Producer | ||
| Shenandoah Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Wild Cat Claim | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Grande | 3.4 miles | 33 | |
| San Felipe | 6.0 miles | 31 | |
| Santa Ysabel | 6.6 miles | 34 | |
| Warner Springs | 7.0 miles | 34 | |
| Los Tules | 7.5 miles | 35 | |
| Wynola | 7.9 miles | 34 | |
| San Ysidro | 8.6 miles | 35 | |
| Eagles Nest | 8.7 miles | 35 |
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 Q122543825 | 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 1661060. 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.












