Robe, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Granite Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98252. It stands on Hawthorn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Verlot quadrangle. It stands 889 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1899 USGS Stillaguamish quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Stilaguamish quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1901 USGS Stillaguamish quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Granite Falls quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Verlot quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Robe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BILLYGOAT |
| 8 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | GOLD BASIN CG |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | HUNTER |
| 26 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | PILCHUCK |
| 24 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CANYON CREEK |
| 17 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PILCHUCK LOOKOUT |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Robe: 7 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilchuck Roadside Pit | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Lake Julia | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Peterson Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Peterson Placer | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Stillaquamish Canyon | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Granite Falls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rotary Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shumway | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Canyon Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sandhill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verlot | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pilchuck | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Granite Falls | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Bosworth | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Roesiger | 10.0 miles | 16 | |
| Riverside | 10.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sobey | 11.0 miles | 18 | |
| Forest Glade | 11.6 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 Robe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27989070 | 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 1525092. 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.







