Ramona Bowl, California
42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Hemet-San Jacinto census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92544. It lies near Hemet Butte. The Survey maps it on the Hemet 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
15 surveys from 42 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 San Jacinto quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Hemet quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Hemet quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Hemet quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Hemet quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Hemet quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
824 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 824 fires within 5 miles of Ramona Bowl between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31,462 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 123 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 | 382 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 123 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 98 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 83 |
| Smoking | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | JOHNSTON AV HEM |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | RIVER |
| 8 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | PINE |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Riverside Unit | DOVERWOOD PL HEM |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | S MISTLETOE AV SANJ |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2014 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | AVERY 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Ramona Bowl: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemet Silica Mine | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Co. Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wm Shelton Prospect | Uranium, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Bautista Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rogers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clark and Losekamp Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Clark and Losekamp Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Nichols Magnesite Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Hemet Magnesite Mine | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Hemet Magnesite Mine | Magnesite | Occurrence | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hemet | 1.5 miles | 42 | |
| Lake Crest Estates | 1.7 miles | 42 | |
| Hemet | 2.2 miles | 42 | |
| Egan | 3.4 miles | 36 | |
| Valle Vista | 3.6 miles | 42 | |
| San Jacinto | 4.4 miles | 39 | |
| Soboba Hot Springs | 5.6 miles | 39 | |
| Valley Vista | 6.7 miles | 36 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661277. 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.














