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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.

Mazama within Okanogan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

102 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural70
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Recreation and ceremony8
Debris and open burning6
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2012Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestHUCKLEBERRY
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestMONTANA MINE
3 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestKLIPCHUCK
3 September 1996Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestLUCKY JIM
20 September 2020Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestPEKIN
19 September 2020Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestCOW CREEK
16 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersGOAT CREEK
13 September 1996Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestLITTLE FALLS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okanogan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
American FlagCopper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
American FlagSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, LeadOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
American FlagGold, Zinc, Silver, CopperPast Producer
ClimaxCopper, ZincProspect
DaisyGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperUnknown
Goat CreekCopper, Gold, Molybdenum, SilverProspect
Mazama Queen ClaimsGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
MollySilver, Gold, Copper, MolybdenumOccurrenceUnknown
Silver KingCopper, Silver, Lead, GoldProspect
SwayneCopper, Molybdenum, AntimonyUnknown

Every working recorded in Okanogan County

Storms near this place

8 since 1999

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2022Flash FloodMazama$50,000Andrews 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 1999Flash FloodMazama$40,000The 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 2017FloodMazama$1,000The 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 2024Debris FlowMazama$500Debris 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 2023FloodMazama-The Weeman Bridge in Mazama had water running over top.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindMazama-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 2008HailMazama-no account filed
July 2008HailMazama-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Okanogan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Vanderpool Crossing6.2 miles7
Gilbert12.5 miles14
Winthrop14.0 miles15
Twisp21.7 miles14
Carlton28.2 miles13
Mowich Illahee34.0 miles13
Conconully34.8 miles12
Ruby36.5 miles11

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 MazamaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3473880The 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.