Moffetts Hot Springs, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the North Bonneville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98639. It stands on Greenleaf Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bonneville Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1926 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Bonneville Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Bonneville Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Bonneville Dam quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Moffetts Hot Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74,431 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 6 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FORT RAINS |
| 8 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | LOWER PUNCH BOWL |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | 2020 |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEL REY |
| 4 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EVERGREEN |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | DODSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Moffetts Hot Springs: 14 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Moffett's Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Rock Creke Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bonneville Dam | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dodson Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cascade Locks Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bonneville | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Rains | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Stevenson | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Skamania | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Carson | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Cloud | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Saint Martins Hot Springs | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Home Valley | 10.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1506749. 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.








