Triton, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the West Mason census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98555. The Survey maps it on the Holly quadrangle. It stands 59 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1936 USGS Point Misery quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Point Misery quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Holly quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Triton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 57 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Olympic National Forest | 600 |
| 21 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MIDDLE POINT |
| 15 September 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 13 September 1994 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WILLBURY |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Olympic National Forest | DUCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Triton: 4 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albino Rodriquez | Manganese | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pierce Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldon | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Hamma Hamma | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ayock | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Dewatto | 11.4 miles | 10 | |
| Lilliwaup | 11.8 miles | 10 | |
| Sunbeach | 13.5 miles | 14 | |
| Belfair | 13.7 miles | 13 | |
| Rose Point | 14.4 miles | 13 |
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 Q104607965 | 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 1527382. 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.






