Mazama, Washington
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Early Winters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98862. It stands on Looney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mazama quadrangle. It stands 2,103 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Mazama quadrangle1:62500
- 1991 USGS Mazama quadrangle1:24000
- 2002 USGS Mazama quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Mazama between 1992 and 2020, burning about 129 acres in total. 70 started naturally. 1 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 | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | HUCKLEBERRY |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MONTANA MINE |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | KLIPCHUCK |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LUCKY JIM |
| 20 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | PEKIN |
| 19 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | COW CREEK |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GOAT CREEK |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LITTLE FALLS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Mazama: 11 past producers, 11 prospects, 5 unknowns, 4 occurrences. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Flag | Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| American Flag | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | |
| American Flag | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Climax | Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Daisy | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Goat Creek | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Mazama Queen Claims | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Molly | Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Silver King | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Swayne | Copper, Molybdenum, Antimony | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mazama in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Mazama | $50,000 | Andrews creek flooded with water, mud, and debris covering west Chewuch road. people trapped near the Andrews creek trail area. Wolf creek road flooded with rocks, mud, and debris on the road. Goat creek road flooded with rocks and debris on the roadway. Doe creek out of its banks with flooding of roads reported. Reports of a horse trailer stuck in debris from flash flooding between Falls Creek and Chewuch campgrounds. Rock, mud, and debris on roads in the Twisp River Valley, including adjacent to the Little Bridge Creek and on Thompson road, from flash flooding. |Vehicle stuck in mud and flood waters near Eight Mile Creek on a forest service road. the road was impassable from flash flooding. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Mazama | $40,000 | The stage on the Methow rose to 10.5" at Pateros(above flood stage) which led to flood ing along the Methow River. Two yards were flooded along with a basement due to this high water event. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Mazama | $1,000 | The Methow River Gage at Pateros recorded a rise above the Flood Stage of 10.0 feet at 8:30 AM PST on May 31st. The river crested in Minor Flood at 10.3 feet at 4:00 PM May 31st and then dropped below the Flood Stage at 10:30 PM May 31st. |
| August 2024 | Debris Flow | Mazama | $500 | Debris flow occurred on Davelaar Dr near Looney Creek as a result of heavy rain on the Cedar Creek burn scar. Time is estimated based on radar. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Mazama | - | The Weeman Bridge in Mazama had water running over top. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazama | - | Numerous trees and power lines were toppled in the Mazama area due to thunderstorm wind gusts. At least 3 fires were reported to the emergency manager due to downed power lines in the Methow Valley. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Mazama | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Mazama | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderpool Crossing | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Gilbert | 12.5 miles | 14 | |
| Winthrop | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Twisp | 21.7 miles | 14 | |
| Carlton | 28.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mowich Illahee | 34.0 miles | 13 | |
| Conconully | 34.8 miles | 12 | |
| Ruby | 36.5 miles | 11 |
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 Mazama | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473880 | 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 1522828. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





