Carlton, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Methow Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98856. It stands on Puckett Creek. The Survey maps it on the Methow quadrangle. It stands 1,414 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Methow quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Methow quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Methow quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Methow quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Carlton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,798 acres in total. 63 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | 6,169 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BUCKHORN |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TEXAS STRIKE |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | QUAKEY TEXAS |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TEXAS ROCKS |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | 1,319 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LEECHER |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STOKES STRIKE |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TEXAS PINE |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BOX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Carlton: 11 unknowns, 10 past producers, 7 occurrences, 3 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Antimony, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Arsenic. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony Queen | Antimony, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Stibnite | |
| Antimony Queen Mine | Antimony, Gold, Zinc, Tungsten, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1906, 1972 | |
| Bales | Antimony, Arsenic, Nickel | Past Producer | Stibiconite, Stibnite | |
| Bales Mine | Antimony, Arsenic, Nickel | Producer | 1947, 1951 | |
| Chickamum | Copper, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Crystalite | Gold, Antimony, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Dutch John Lease | Molybdenum, Tungsten, Iron, Copper | Occurrence | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Dutch John, Sherwood, Lodge | Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| Methow River | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Minnie | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Sulfur, Tungsten | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carlton in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 debris flow, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlton | $40,000 | A thunderstorm that passed over the Methow Valley produced wind gusts that knocked down power lines and toppled trees. Several roads were temporarily closed from downed trees including Highway 20, Highway 153, and Twin Lakes Road. Several residences in Twisp and Winthrop area were damaged when trees hit the homes or landed on roofs. Lightning also sparked new wildfires within the Methow Valley, one which grew large and became known as the Little Bridge Creek Wildfire. |
| August 2014 | Debris Flow | Carlton | $10,000 | Route 153 was closed at Cow Creek due to a mudslide approximately one foot deep covering eighty feet of the roadway. The slide crossed the road and went into the Twisp River. Mud and rocks washed on to Route 20 near Loup Loup Pass from Frazer Creek. A second hand report stated that a motorcyclist accident occurred at the location of the flow due to the motorcyclists attempting to drive through the mud. It is unclear if the motorcyclist saw the mud or not. It is unclear if the motorcyclist was injured. French Creek at Burma Road flooded sending water and some debris onto private property and up to four homes. At least two homes got some mud and water into home. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Carlton | - | Leecher raws recorded 0.57 of rain in 2 hours. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Carlton | - | An emergency manager reported rapid rise on Texas Creek which caused residents of a house to move to the roof of their house in Carlton, WA. The water rise reached very close to the deck of the house. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Carlton | - | Law Enforcement reported a debris flow along highway 153 which is around 4 miles west of Carlton, WA. |
| August 2015 | Debris Flow | Carlton | - | A local newspaper reported a mud or rock slide onto highway 153 near Ross Road which is two miles northeast of Carlton, WA. The area is part of the Carlton Complex burn scar of 2014. |
| July 2014 | Debris Flow | Carlton | - | Firefighters on the Carlton Complex reported a mud slide near the middle fork of Gold Creek. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlton | - | Location: Leecher RAWS site at an elevation of 4991 feet |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twisp | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Methow | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| Paradise Hill | 13.0 miles | 13 | |
| Winthrop | 16.3 miles | 15 | |
| Olema | 16.7 miles | 12 | |
| Pateros | 17.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mowich Illahee | 19.0 miles | 13 | |
| Brewster | 20.7 miles | 12 |
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 Carlton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5042945 | 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 1517403. 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.






