Built in 1940. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“The Austin Pass Warming Hut was constructed in 1940 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The Washington Junior Company 2915, was based at Camp F-12 near Glacier.”
Wikipedia article Austin Pass Warming Hut, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 74 National Register listings published here for Whatcom County · listed in 1990 · category: Building · built in 1940.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Austin Pass Warming Hut between 1995 and 2017, burning about 14 acres in total. 15 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | PTARMIGAN RIDGE |
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | YOUR WELCOME |
| 6 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | BAROMETER |
| 23 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | PRICE CREEK |
| 23 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | HEADWATERS |
| 19 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | LATTE |
| 14 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | PINUS LAKE |
| 10 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | LAKE ANN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Austin Pass Warming Hut: 7 occurrences, 6 past producers, 5 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Lead, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Lakes Prospect | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Marmatite, Pyrite, Silver | |
| Chain Lakes Prospect | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Iron Cap | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Iron Cap Prospect | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| North Fork Nooksack River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Tip | Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Tip Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1896, 1943, 1949 | |
| Silver Tip Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1896 | |
| Verona Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrite | |
| Verona Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glacier, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glacier | - | Couple of dozen trees, some very large old growth, were blown down across several areas of the Baker Lake Highway. About 50 cars, were trapped behind until the road was cleared. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Winchester Mountain Lookout | 7.3 miles | 1987 |
 | Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant | 7.5 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001866 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Whatcom County | All 74 listed properties in this county. |
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