Hyak, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Cle Elum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98068. It stands on Coal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle. It stands 2,569 feet above sea level.
On record in Hyak
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Lake Keechelus Snowshed Bridgelisted 1995
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Snoqualmie quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Hyak between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 7 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 ceremony | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LOST BEACH |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | MAD TENT |
| 5 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | COMMON WEALTH |
| 4 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BOX CANYON CREEK |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EXIT 53 |
| 4 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Hyak: 8 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Guye | Iron, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1881 | |
| Guye | Iron, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Guye Property | Iron, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Quartz Crystal Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Queen and Silver King | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Qurry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carmack | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena | |
| Carmack | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Commonwealth | Silver | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snoqualmie Pass | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Whittier | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Kachess Resort | 8.5 miles | 16 | |
| Martin | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cabin Creek | 13.5 miles | 15 | |
| Easton | 15.6 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Glen | 18.3 miles | 15 | |
| Driftwood Acres | 18.8 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Hyak | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5952390 | 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 1521100. 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.





