Suncrest, California
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92021. It lies near Harbison Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Alpine quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 38 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.
- 1893 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Elcajon quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Elcajon quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Cuyamaca quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1903 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Elcajon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
586 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 586 fires within 5 miles of Suncrest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,508 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 44 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 | 300 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 134 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | SYCUAN |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | VISTA DE LA MONTANA D 3 |
| 8 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | SUMMIT 2 |
| 8 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | POWERLINE |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | BLOSSOM |
| 8 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | JENNINGS |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | TREE |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | San Diego Unit | LIGHTENING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Suncrest: 14 past producers, 10 occurrences, 8 producers, 4 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Molybdenum, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Mountains Nickel Prospect | Nickel | Occurrence | Garnierite | |
| Fletcher Deposit | Uranium, Thorium | Prospect | ||
| Hoover Lakeside,Tunner | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Lost Peg Leg Claim | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Red Rose Quarry | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Dehesa Deposit | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Dehesa Dumortierite Deposit | Kyanite | Prospect | ||
| Iron Master | Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Iron Master | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Red Rose Quarry | Stone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest | 0.3 miles | 38 | |
| La Cresta | 0.5 miles | 38 | |
| Dehesa | 1.7 miles | 38 | |
| Granite Hills | 2.1 miles | 42 | |
| Harbison Canyon | 2.1 miles | 38 | |
| Johnstown | 2.9 miles | 42 | |
| Glenview | 2.9 miles | 42 | |
| Lakeview | 3.4 miles | 42 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661525. 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.
















