Pinecliff, Washington
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Northwest Yakima census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98937. The Survey maps it on the Cliffdell quadrangle. It stands 2,228 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1902 USGS Mount Aix quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Mount Aix quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Mt Aix quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Cliffdell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Mount Rainier quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Cliffdell quadrangle1:24000
- 2000 USGS Cliffdell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Pinecliff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,406 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 7 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 | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | GOLD CREEK SPRING |
| 8 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | 254 ROAD |
| 5 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | NILE CREEK |
| 3 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | DRY RIDGE |
| 28 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILK |
| 28 September 1993 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
| 23 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | CAMP ROGANUNDA |
| 21 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pinecliff: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffdell | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Nile | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| American River | 9.5 miles | 18 | |
| Wenas | 12.8 miles | 14 | |
| Goose Prairie | 13.5 miles | 19 | |
| Rimrock | 17.3 miles | 19 | |
| Tieton | 19.3 miles | 14 | |
| Tasker | 20.0 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q7195449 | 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 1524454. 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.









