Ardenvoir, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Entiat census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98811. It stands on Mad River. The Survey maps it on the Ardenvoir quadrangle. It stands 1,273 feet above sea level.
On record in Ardenvoir
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Steliko Ranger Stationlisted 1991
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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 Chelan quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Ardenvoir quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2003 USGS Ardenvoir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Ardenvoir between 1992 and 2020, burning about 181 acres in total. 58 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | UPPER CRUM CANYON |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | ROTH ROCK |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MUD CREEK |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MCKENZIE |
| 6 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MOE CANYON |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SNAKE PILE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Ardenvoir: 6 past producers, 6 occurrences, 6 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Talc-Soapstone, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crum Canyon | Perlite | Prospect | ||
| Indian Creek | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Indian Creek Manganese Claims | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Rex | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Pyrite | |
| Rex | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Roaring Creek | Magnesite, Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Entiat | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Entiat Valley No. 72 | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Ridge | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Harris Creek | Silica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ardenvoir in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 3 flash flood, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Ardenvoir | $2,000 | A Flash Flood occurred on the Entiat River Road northwest of Ardenvior where it passes near the Cougar Creek 2018 burn scar. The flood deposited 6 to 7 feet of mud and debris across the road. A nearby weather spotter measured 1.2 inches of rain fall from the storm believed to have caused this nocturnal flash flood. Time estimated from radar data. |
| May 2023 | Debris Flow | Ardenvoir | $1,000 | Thunderstorm heavy rains led to logs and debris flushing down the Mad River above Pine Flats campground. |
| July 2014 | Debris Flow | Ardenvoir | - | Mills Canyon Fire personnel reported several small debris flows up the Entiat River Canyon near the Mills Canyon burn scar. |
| July 2014 | Debris Flow | Ardenvoir | - | Fire personnel on the Chiwaukum Complex reported several small debris flows along Entiat River Road near the Duncan burn scar. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Ardenvoir | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Ardenvoir | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farris | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Winesap | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Entiat (historical) | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Entiat | 9.5 miles | 13 | |
| Wagnersburg | 11.6 miles | 13 | |
| Maplecreek | 12.6 miles | 14 | |
| Granite Falls | 13.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sunnybank | 14.3 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ardenvoir | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4787973 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1515943. 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.




