BlockWhite Horse, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1966. It stands in the Darrington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98223. It stands on Moose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fortson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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
- 1958 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Fortson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of White Horse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 100 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | HUCKLEBERRY |
| 3 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BARCO PIT |
| 22 August 2010 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WHITEHORSE ROUND 2 |
| 19 August 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | BOULDER RIDGE |
| 6 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | SILL BASIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 52 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of White Horse: 25 occurrences, 18 prospects, 6 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Copper, Silver, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Courtney Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Feldt | Silver, Antimony, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Feldt Prospect | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic, Cobalt | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Galbraith | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gray Mare | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Gray Mare Prospect | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Hannah Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Hunter Prospect | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena | |
| Keywinder Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortson | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Swede Heaven | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Barco | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Tulker | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Andron | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hazel | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Darrington | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rowan | 7.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1528061. 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.