Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
“The Edgar Rock Lodge is a rustic house in Yakima County, Washington. The house was used as a way station on the road over Chinook Pass to Bumping Lake.”
Wikipedia article Edgar Rock Lodge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 73 National Register listings published here for Yakima County · listed in 1996 · category: Building.
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 144 fires within 5 miles of Edgar Rock Lodge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,414 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 56 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | GOLD CREEK SPRING |
| 6 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | DEVIL CREEK |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SWAMP |
| 28 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILK |
| 28 September 1993 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
| 23 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | CAMP ROGANUNDA |
| 21 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MILK POND |
| 21 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Edgar Rock Lodge: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bond Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Naches, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 2006 and 2020: 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Flood | Naches | - | Naches near Naches- Flood stage is 17.8 feet. The river rose above flood stage on February 7, 4 am, crested at 18.6 feet on February 7th at 130 pm, then fell below flood stage on February 8th at 430 am. Minor flooding was observed in low areas along river. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Naches | - | On May 30th, warm temperatures lead to increased snow melt with the Naches River rising briefly to the flood stage of 17.8 feet. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Naches | - | Increased snow melt resulted in minor flooding of the Naches River near Naches. On May 5th the river crested at 18.25 feet, flood stage is 17.8 feet. |
| June 2012 | Flood | Naches | - | The Yakima River at Naches crested on June 18 11 pm at 16.64 feet. Flood stage is 16.0 feet. |
| June 2012 | Flood | Naches | - | The Yakima River at Naches crested at 16.44 feet at 5:15 pm on June 6th. Flood stage is 16.0 feet. |
| April 2012 | Flood | Naches | - | The Naches River at Naches crested at 18.27 feet on April 25 at 1 am. Flood stage is 17.8 feet. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Naches | - | Continuing from March 31, the river gage at Naches crested at .2 feet above flood stage. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Naches | - | Naches River was .9 foot above flood stage. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Naches | - | The Naches River continued slightly above flood stage through the end of May. No damage was reported. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Naches | - | The Naches River at Naches crested at 17.13 feet on May 19 between 8:45 am PST and 11:30 am PST. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Naches | - | Naches River at Naches crested at 17.84 feet with flood stage at 17 feet. Yakima River at Parker crested at 10.87 feet with flood stage at 10 feet. |
| May 2006 | Flood | Naches | - | Minor flooding and bank erosion along the Naches River near Naches due to rapid snowmelt caused by record warm temperatures. River crested at 17.9 feet on 05/21/06. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Naches | - | The Naches River near Naches rose above the flood stage of 17 feet on the 6th and crested at 18.8 feet on the 8th, falling back below flood stage on the 8th. |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000843 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yakima County | All 73 listed properties in this county. |
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