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San Pasqual, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Oceanside-Escondido census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92025. It lies near Rockwood Canyon. The Survey maps it on the San Pasqual quadrangle.

San Pasqual 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 San Pasqual, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of San Pasqual, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 31 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

208 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of San Pasqual between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26,765 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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/undetermined83
Equipment and vehicle use71
Arson/incendiarism21
Debris and open burning15
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural1

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
8 September 1993Arson/incendiarism409 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictCLEVENGER
7 September 2006Debris and open burning10 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2004Misuse of fire by a minor65 acresSan Diego UnitBANDY
5 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresSan Diego UnitLA BREA
28 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresSan Diego UnitMATTHEW
28 September 1993Arson/incendiarism705 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictCOACH
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitWEEKEND 2
24 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitRIVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of San Pasqual: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Molybdenum, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. 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
Bloodstone MineGoldProspect
Escondido Rock and Sand CoGraniteProducer
San Pasqual PitGraniteProducer
San Pasqual PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
San Pasqual Pit and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1953
Stoddard Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
BourMolybdenumOccurrenceFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite
Bour DepositMolybdenumProspect
Bour MineMolybdenumProducerFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite
Judson Ranch DepositMolybdenumPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Diego County

Storms near this place

5 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Pasqual in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2016: 3 flash flood, 1 wildfire, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2008Flash FloodSan Pasqual$150,000Heavy rain triggered a debris flow in the Witch Creek Burn Area east of the San Pasqual Academy along Highway 78. The highway was completely covered in mud and had to be shut down for a couple days.
February 2008Flash FloodSan Pasqual$75,000Heavy rain over the steep slopes of the Witch Creek Burn Area triggered rapid runoff that resulted in significant erosion and undermined portions of Highway 78 near San Pasqual. It is not clear if this was a debris flow or a more traditional flash flood.
January 2016Debris FlowSan Pasqual-CHP reported mud and two large boulders several feet in diameter blocking Highway 78 at Horizon View Drive, as well as large rocks and debris on Highway 78 near Ramona View Drive.
May 2008Flash FloodSan Pasqual-Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused flash flooding in the Witch Creek Burn Area along Highway 78 near Weekend Villa Road. No damage was reported.
July 2001WildfireSan Pasqual-no account filed

Every storm 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
Ramona5.7 miles32
Rosemont6.5 miles31
Rock Haven (historical)6.6 miles37
Green Valley7.0 miles43
Escondido7.3 miles43
Rancho Bernardo7.6 miles43
Irvings Crest8.0 miles37
Shady Dell8.4 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661391. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.