Eagle Cliff, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Cathlamet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98612. The Survey maps it on the Oak Point quadrangle. It stands 138 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1919 USGS Mayger quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Oak Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Eagle Cliff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 119 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | COLVIN ROAD #1 |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HOWARD DRIVE |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAMERON CREEK |
| 4 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PEPPERMILL |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 700 |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BUNKER HILL |
| 23 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 83 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Eagle Cliff: 12 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Area | Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Iron, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | 1946 | |
| E Johnson | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| R. Olson | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Area | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Washington Bauxite Dist. | Aluminum | Occurrence | 1946 | |
| Crown Cathlamet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| E. Johnson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| R. Olson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| A. Bergman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Flandersville | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| State Camp | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| East Cathlamet | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Cathlamet | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 13.5 miles | 14 | |
| Skamokawa | 13.7 miles | 14 | |
| Brookfield (historical) | 18.5 miles | 14 |
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 Q94371056 | 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 1510924. 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.








