BlockUpper Fairfax, Washington
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Mount Rainier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98323. It stands on Evans Creek. The Survey maps it on the Old Baldy Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 26 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.
- 1897 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1942 USGS Lake Tapps quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Lake Tapps quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Wilkeson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Upper Fairfax between 1992 and 2020, burning about 344 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CARBON RIVER |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 7810 CAMPFIRE |
| 23 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CARBON SPOT |
| 22 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | MOWICH RIDGE |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | UPPER CARBON |
| 7 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.9 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BURNT MOUNTAIN |
| 7 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CARBON CAMPFIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Upper Fairfax: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Dimension, Flagstone, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowling Ridge Area | Clay, Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Fairfax Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Tillie and Larigo | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Carbonado | 5.8 miles | 26 | |
| Wilkeson | 7.3 miles | 26 | |
| Burnett | 8.9 miles | 29 | |
| Cascade Junction | 10.0 miles | 29 | |
| Puyallup River Junction | 10.2 miles | 29 | |
| Croker | 10.2 miles | 29 | |
| Electron | 10.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1527624. 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.