Ophir, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Brewster-Wakefield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98812. The Survey maps it on the Monse quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1905 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Monse quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Omak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Monse quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Ophir between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,600 acres in total. 21 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHILLY SPOT |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NORTHSTAR |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Okanogan County Fire Districts | MONSE |
| 28 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Colville Agency | MALOTT HUD |
| 19 September 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Colville Agency | DOWN POWER |
| 10 September 2001 | Smoking | 25 acres | Colville Agency | MP271.5 |
| 1 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colville Agency | OKANOGAN RIVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Ophir: 8 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bromine, Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Malott | Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc, Nickel | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | |
| Malott | Quartz | Occurrence | Quartz | |
| Malott | Copper, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silica, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Malott Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum, Nickel | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Rustler | Gold, Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Rustler Prospect | Gold, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Twin Lakes Claim | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| B J Lake | Salt | Occurrence | ||
| B. J. Lake | Bromine | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Thompson (historical) | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Malott | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Monse | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Olema | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Chillowist | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Brewster | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Virginia City (historical) | 8.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530601. 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.






