Baker Heights, Washington
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Lake Cavanaugh census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98273. It stands on Turner Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Vernon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1911 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Mt Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Mt Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Mt Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Baker Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EQUINOX |
| 5 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FIRE MOUNTAIN |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JANICKI ROAD GYPSY |
| 8 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROCKHOUND #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 68 workings within 5 miles of Baker Heights: 23 unknowns, 18 occurrences, 16 producers, 10 past producers. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake | Graphite, Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Burlington | Asbestos | Past Producer | ||
| Burlington | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Clear Lake Mill | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Mount Vernon | Chromium, Nickel, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Mount Vernon Deposit | Nickel, Gold, Silver, Chromium | Prospect | 1936 | |
| Nookachamp Creek | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Nookachamps Creek | Nickel, Arsenic | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Tilon | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| James Stevens | Gemstone | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Big Lake | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Montborne | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sterling | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Mount Vernon | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Burlington | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Sedro-Woolley | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Chuckanut Junction | 5.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510803. 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.








