Keystone, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Conconully-Riverside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98849. It stands on Tunk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Keystone quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1902 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Tonasket quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Keystone quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Keystone between 1992 and 2020, burning about 187,503 acres in total. 53 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 | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PHARR OUT WAY |
| 6 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WILDLIFE STRIKE |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NORTH CARTER |
| 30 September 2012 | Other causes | 5.1 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | POISON LAKE |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SHELBERG STRIKE |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | 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 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Keystone: 23 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 4 past producers, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Dolomite, Gemstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickamum Claim | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Montgomery | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | ||
| Tonasket | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Tunk Creek | Feldspar, Mica | Unknown | ||
| Wagonroad Coulee | Nickel | Occurrence | Serpentine | |
| Riverside | Platinum | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Riverside Placer | Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Tunk Creek | Corundum | Occurrence | Corundum | |
| Tunk Creek | Corundum, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Booher Lake | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Marl |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barker | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Riverside | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Janis | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cherokee | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| North Omak | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Synarep | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Tonasket | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| Epley (historical) | 10.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1528670. 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.






