Chiwaukum, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98826. It stands on Skinney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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 Chiwaukum quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Chiwaukum quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Leavenworth quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Winton quadrangle1:24000
- 2003 USGS Winton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Chiwaukum between 1992 and 2020, burning about 27,233 acres in total. 38 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 | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | 23 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SUNITSCH |
| 4 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | CHIWAUKUM |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | TUMWATER |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | PONDO |
| 21 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | TUMWATER |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | DEADHORSE |
| 11 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | TUMWATER CAMPGROUND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Chiwaukum: 8 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Magnesite, Mica, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater Canyon | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Tumwater Canyon | Mica, Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Cadman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dillon 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fred G Redmon | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hastings | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chiwaukum in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Hail | Chiwaukum | - | Report observed while hiking around the Leavenworth area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winton | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Coles Corner | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Chumstick | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Nason Creek | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Plain | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Leavenworth | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Merritt | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Peshastin | 10.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1517730. 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.






