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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.

Suncrest within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1997

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Suncrest, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Suncrest, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 38 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

586 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined300
Equipment and vehicle use134
Arson/incendiarism44
Debris and open burning36
Misuse of fire by a minor28
Recreation and ceremony18
Smoking17
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes2

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 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeSYCUAN
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitVISTA DE LA MONTANA D 3
8 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSan Diego UnitSUMMIT 2
8 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitPOWERLINE
8 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitBLOSSOM
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitJENNINGS
7 September 2000Natural1.0 acresSan Diego UnitTREE
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitLIGHTENING

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Coyote Mountains Nickel ProspectNickelOccurrenceGarnierite
Fletcher DepositUranium, ThoriumProspect
Hoover Lakeside,TunnerGemstoneProducer
Lost Peg Leg ClaimGoldProspect
Red Rose QuarryQuartzProducer
Dehesa DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
Dehesa Dumortierite DepositKyaniteProspect
Iron MasterIronOccurrenceVein
Iron MasterIronProspect
Red Rose QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer

Every working 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
Crest0.3 miles38
La Cresta0.5 miles38
Dehesa1.7 miles38
Granite Hills2.1 miles42
Harbison Canyon2.1 miles38
Johnstown2.9 miles42
Glenview2.9 miles42
Lakeview3.4 miles42

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.