Edgemont, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1965. It stands in the Kittitas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98926. It stands on Cooke Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kittitas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1938 USGS Badger Pocket quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Badger Pocket quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Badger Pocket quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Kittitas quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Badger Pocket quadrangle1:62500
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Edgemont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,084 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOME STEAD |
| 6 August 2014 | Natural | 268 acres | Spokane District | BIGHORN |
| 6 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Spokane District | UMTANUM |
| 26 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.7 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | I82 TURNAROUND |
| 8 July 2010 | Fireworks | under an acre | Spokane District | PACMAN |
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VIEW POINT |
| 6 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DURR ROAD |
| 5 July 2001 | Fireworks | 60 acres | Spokane District | UMTANUM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Edgemont: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Pit C-33 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schnebly Pit C-28 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tozer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson Creek Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrall | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Umtanum | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Holmes | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Regal | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Kittitas | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| East Kittitas | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Ellensburg | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Wymer | 6.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510936. 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.







