BlockBedal, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1966. It stands in the Darrington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98241. It stands on Martin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bedal quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1899 USGS Glacier Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Glacier Peak quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bedal quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Bedal between 1992 and 2018, burning about 230 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 21 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | ENGELS GROVE |
| 5 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | FORGOTTON |
| 24 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | BEDAL |
| 15 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | WAGON ROAD |
| 1 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | THE FALLS |
| 8 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | GOAT LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bedal: 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Asbestos, Lead, Antimony, Gold, Silver, Gold, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka | Copper, Lead, Antimony, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Eureka | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Lakeview Extension | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Pugh Mountain | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Bedal Creek | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Phoenix Asbestos | Asbestos | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Cristo | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Silverton | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Galena | 14.5 miles | 17 | |
| Darrington | 15.3 miles | 15 | |
| Andron | 15.9 miles | 15 | |
| Barco | 19.3 miles | 14 | |
| White Horse | 20.2 miles | 14 | |
| Verlot | 20.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1516360. 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.