Mount Pleasant, Washington
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Camas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98671. It stands on Walton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Washougal quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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 Troutdale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Troutdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Washougal quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Washougal quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Washougal quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 175 acres in total. 3 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAUREL LN |
| 4 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | L1560 SPUR |
| 29 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Smoking | 10 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | VISTA |
| 24 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Molalla Unit | PALMER MILL #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant: 10 past producers, 5 producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Camp Collins Ymca | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Corbett | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Gensman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bridal Veil | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Raymond Smith | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washougal | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Parkersville | 6.4 miles | 24 | |
| Parker Landing Light | 6.8 miles | 24 | |
| Oak Park | 7.1 miles | 24 | |
| Camas | 7.8 miles | 24 | |
| Sunnyside | 8.4 miles | 21 | |
| Fern Prairie | 9.2 miles | 23 | |
| Ireland | 9.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512484. 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.












