Mount Pleasant, Washington
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Port Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98362. It stands on East Fork Lees Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morse Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1918 USGS Port Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Port Angeles quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Morse Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Morse Creek quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Port Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Port Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 88 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | PARKWAY |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FREDRICKSON |
| 16 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | POWERLINE FIRE |
| 8 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LISEL 25 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant: 24 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Swamp Creek | Clay, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Morse Creek Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Port Angeles | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Port Angeles | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Rains Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Old Horseman Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Aldwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baublits Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clallam County | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Port Angeles | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| R Corner | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Little Oklahoma | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Agnew | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| King Hill | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lower Elwha | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Rena | 10.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1529625. 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.






