Yellepit, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the South Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99337. The Survey maps it on the Wallula quadrangle. It stands 341 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1915 USGS Wallulah quadrangle1:96000
- 1918 USGS Wallula quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Wallula quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Wallula quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Yellepit between 1994 and 2020, burning about 19,711 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | HWY 730 SPOT |
| 18 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | 2RIVPARK |
| 11 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | LAMBDON ROAD |
| 6 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | STATELINE |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | SPOT #1 |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | SPOT#2 |
| 25 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | FISHING |
| 2 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 500 acres | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | HWY 730 |
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 Yellepit: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attalia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eucon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yellepit in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2009 | Flood | Yellepit | - | The Walla Walla River at Touchet crested at 1.87 feet above flood stage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finley | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hedges | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Highland | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Port of Kennewick | 13.1 miles | 12 | |
| South Highlands | 13.4 miles | 12 | |
| Berrian | 13.6 miles | 14 | |
| Kennewick | 14.3 miles | 12 | |
| West Highlands | 16.1 miles | 12 |
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 Yellepit | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14713956 | 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 1511443. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






