BlockHarmony Falls Landing, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Skamania census division. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spirit Lake West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1919 USGS Mount St Helens quadrangle1:125000
- 1919 USGS Mt St Helens quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Mt St. Helens quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Spirit Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Spirit Lake SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Spirit Lake West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Spirit Lake West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Harmony Falls Landing (historical) between 2002 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | LOOWIT |
| 29 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | CLEARWATER |
| 21 August 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | MINERS |
| 15 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | BEAR PASS |
| 9 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | INDEPENDENCE |
| 30 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | DOME |
| 20 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | BEAR PASS |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Harmony Falls Landing (historical): 16 occurrences, 8 prospects, 5 past producers, 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Pumice, Silver, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Chicago Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Coe | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Commonwealth | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Commonwealth Mine | Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Mount Fairy | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Ripper and Chief | Copper, Lead, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Sweden | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| United Group | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Copper Bottom | Copper, Lead | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwoods | 15.7 miles | 17 | |
| Tire Junction | 25.1 miles | 12 | |
| Stabler | 33.9 miles | 15 | |
| Carson | 41.0 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Martins Hot Springs | 41.4 miles | 13 | |
| Stevenson | 41.6 miles | 14 | |
| Willard | 43.1 miles | 15 | |
| Moffetts Hot Springs | 43.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1520555. 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.