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Chumstick, 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 lies near Clark Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Winton quadrangle. It stands 1,594 feet above sea level.

Chumstick within Chelan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

106 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Chumstick between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,069 acres in total. 37 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
Natural37
Debris and open burning17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Recreation and ceremony13
Equipment and vehicle use7
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Other causes3
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2012Natural23 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestSUNITSCH
6 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersGIRARD
4 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestCHIWAUKUM
4 September 1995Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestTUMWATER
3 September 2009Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestPONDO
28 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestMILEPOST 5
18 September 2020Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestTUMWATER
13 September 1996Natural1.0 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestDEADHORSE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chelan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Chumstick: 6 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dry CreekLimestone, DimensionUnknown
LeavenworthSand and Gravel, Construction, SilicaProspect
Queen AnnTungsten, Gold, SilverOccurrence
Tumwater CanyonMagnesiteOccurrence
Tumwater CanyonMica, Talc-SoapstoneOccurrence
Dept HighwaysSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Dept of HighwaysSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Dept of HighwaysSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Kirner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
TaylorSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Chelan County

Storms near this place

2 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chumstick in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2025FloodChumstick$200,000Several reports from flooding impacts received in the area. Homes flooded on East Leavenworth Road along the Wenatchee River. Report of water rescues. Mile marker 97 US Hwy 2 Tumwater canyon road washed out from high river water eroding away the highway. Road closed December 11 through December 15. Waterfront and Enchantment Parks are both under water due to the rising river level. This includes Blackbird Island. Emergency Manager reported water over road on Chumstick Highway near MP3. Damage cost is estimated.
September 2013Flash FloodChumstick$10,000Heavy rain caused mud and debris to block a portion of Eagle Creek Road. Damage costs were estimated.

Every storm recorded in Chelan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Chiwaukum5.1 miles17
Plain5.2 miles17
Winton6.3 miles17
Leavenworth6.5 miles19
Coles Corner7.1 miles17
Peshastin8.3 miles17
Nason Creek9.9 miles17
Dryden11.0 miles17

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.

Wikidata item Q14713609The 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 1517763. 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.