Orondo, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Bridgeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98843. It lies near Corbaley Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Entiat quadrangle. It stands 758 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1901 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Entiat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2003 USGS Entiat quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Orondo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,927 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SPENCER CANYON |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPENCER CANYON |
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MELVIN |
| 13 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SWITCHBACK |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MILLS CANYON |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILLS |
| 8 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Orondo: 8 past producers, 5 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entiat | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Lockwood and Cole | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Lovejoy | Gallium | Occurrence | ||
| Mills Canyon | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Orondo | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Prairie Dog | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Entiat Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hollingshead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bowyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Entiat Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orondo in 5 storm reports between 2006 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orondo | 2 hurt | Tree fell onto mobile home that briefly trapped the occupants. Bedroom door was damaged and occupants had to crawl through an opening to the hallway to escape. Minor injuries were sustained to an adult female and a child. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orondo | $8,000 | Downed power lines in several locations South of Chelan Falls. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orondo | $2,000 | Downed wires reported near Lincoln Rock Road and Cascade Loop. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Orondo | - | Quarter size hail reported. Observer also estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Orondo | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Patterson (historical) | 10.2 miles | 16 | |
| Douglas | 11.7 miles | 12 | |
| Okanogan City (historical) | 12.2 miles | 7 | |
| McLeans Orchard (historical) | 12.5 miles | 14 | |
| Alstown | 13.0 miles | 6 | |
| East Wenatchee Bench | 14.1 miles | 16 | |
| Broadway | 14.6 miles | 16 |
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 Orondo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474716 | The 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 1524075. 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.




