Rocky Butte, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Bridgeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98812. It lies near Rattlesnake Point. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeport quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Omak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Butte between 1992 and 2020, burning about 422 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Colville Agency | ZAHN ORCHA |
| 30 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Colville Agency | LAGRANGE ROAD |
| 25 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 acres | Colville Agency | HIGHWAY 17 |
| 24 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | JACK WELLS |
| 21 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Colville Agency | SQUIRREL FIRE |
| 19 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colville Agency | BRIDGEPORT |
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Spokane District | CASTLE ROCK |
| 14 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | BRIDGEPORT |
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 Rocky Butte: 10 past producers, 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cassimer Bar Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Cassimer Bar Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Shotwell Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Shotwell Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Shotwell Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Corps of Engineers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Freer | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Heintz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downing | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bridgeport | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Dyer | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Brandts Landing | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Howard | 13.0 miles | 7 | |
| Nilles Corner | 15.4 miles | 10 | |
| Mud Spring | 16.9 miles | 6 | |
| Mansfield | 17.1 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510277. 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.





