Smaq'wqn Hill, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Harrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83842. It lies near Medicine Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Medimont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS St. Maries quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Medimont quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Medimont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Smaq'wqn Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HIDDEN ISLAND |
| 2 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LANE CREEK |
| 14 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 12 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | ROBINSON CREEK |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Idaho Agency | ROSEWOOD |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BLACK LAKE |
| 7 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LANE |
| 7 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SWAN SONG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Smaq'wqn Hill: 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Silver, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeur D'Alene Meadows Peat Occurrence | Peat | Occurrence | Peat | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gray Eagle Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Jumbo Claim Group | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Red Horse Prospect | Copper | Prospect | 1904 | |
| Silver King Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Silver Mist Claim | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Stroebel Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Prospect | 1918 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medimont | 0.2 miles | 10 | |
| Lane | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Springston | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lacon | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Rose Lake | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Conkling Park | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Harrison | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Dudley | 10.4 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122556664 | 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 2081984. 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.





