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Denny Creek, Washington

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Snoqualmie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98068. It stands on Denny Creek. The Survey maps it on the Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle.

Denny Creek within King County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 16 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

133 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Denny Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 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
Recreation and ceremony100
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Natural8
Smoking4
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestLOWER TUSCOHATCHIE LAKE
8 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestCARTER CREEK
5 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestTINKHAM RAVE
5 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestPIONEER
5 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestMAD TENT
5 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestCOMMON WEALTH
5 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestTALAPUS
4 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersEXIT 53

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in King County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Denny Creek: 11 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 6 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Silver, Copper. 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
AlanGold, Silver, Molybdenum, CopperPast Producer
Chair Peak AreaGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
GuyeIron, Lead, Zinc, Gold, SilverOccurrence1881
GuyeIron, Lead, Zinc, Silver, GoldOccurrenceContact Metamorphic
Guye PropertyIron, Zinc, Silver, Lead, GoldProspect
Quartz Crystal DepositQuartzOccurrence
Silver Queen and Silver KingSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, ZincProspect
Unnamed QurryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Scheelite PlacerTungstenOccurrence
CarmackGold, Silver, Lead, CopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena

Every working recorded in King 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
Rockdale1.6 miles16
Bandera5.2 miles13
Garcia9.6 miles13
Stampede11.1 miles16
Nordrum (historical)11.2 miles18
Ragnar14.2 miles12
Lester14.3 miles15
Riverpoint15.2 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1518676. 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.