BlockDeer Trail, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hunters-Gifford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99129. It lies near Cedar Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Adams Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1948 USGS Hunters quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Hunters quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nespelem quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Adams Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Deer Trail between 1992 and 2019, burning about 260 acres in total. 21 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Spokane District | FRUITSTAND |
| 8 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SOUTH FORK HUNTER CREEK |
| 23 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Spokane Agency | LOG A |
| 14 September 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FRUITLAND PILE |
| 26 August 2012 | Smoking | 37 acres | Spokane Agency | CONFUSION |
| 22 August 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 900 |
| 19 August 1992 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 96 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 96 workings within 5 miles of Deer Trail: 42 occurrences, 27 prospects, 19 past producers, 4 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichen Bee Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Brooks | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Cf Allen | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| Co Ni Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Deer Trail | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Deer Trail | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Plant | 1894 | |
| Deer Trail Monitor | Molybdenum, Copper, Garnet | Past Producer | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Deer Trail Monitor | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Department of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Germania | Tungsten, Lead, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Arsenic | Past Producer | Vein |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514887. 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.