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Summit, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Arroyo Grande census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93420. It lies near Los Berros Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Oceano quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Summit within San Luis Obispo County

Then and now

1897 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Summit (historical), surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Summit (historical), surveyed 1897

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 30 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

480 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 480 fires within 5 miles of Summit (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,134 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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/undetermined229
Equipment and vehicle use131
Misuse of fire by a minor41
Debris and open burning39
Arson/incendiarism13
Smoking12
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural2
Other causes1

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
9 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitTEFFT
9 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitBURTON
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitEWING
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionWILLOW
6 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitLOS BERROS RD / POMEROY R
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitTEFFT
5 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitSLU 2313
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitEMS3CDF/

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Luis Obispo County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Summit (historical): 5 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Caen QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
Los Berros CanyonUraniumOccurrence
Newsome Marl DepositCalciumOccurrence
Dana Ranch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Caen QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Moore QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Santa Maria Rock CompanyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Luis Obispo 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
Los Berros1.8 miles30
Nipomo2.6 miles20
Newsom Springs4.2 miles30
Callender4.6 miles30
Ken Mar Gardens Mobile Home Park4.9 miles30
Grande Mobile Manor Mobile Home Park5.0 miles30
Rancho del Arroyo Mobile Home Park5.0 miles30
Halcyon5.1 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670677. 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.