Leadpoint, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Kettle Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99114. It stands on Silver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leadpoint quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1929 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Leadpoint quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Colville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Leadpoint quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Leadpoint between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,043 acres in total. 31 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LIME CREEK RIDGE |
| 7 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | O'HARE ARE YOU |
| 7 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | RED RAIN |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Colville National Forest | DIRKA |
| 15 September 1992 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | REPUBLICAN BLOWOUT |
| 11 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LITTLE CEDAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 84 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 84 workings within 5 miles of Leadpoint: 36 occurrences, 23 prospects, 11 past producers, 5 unknowns. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Iron, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Consolidated | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Cadmium | Past Producer | ||
| Admiral Mill | Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Copper, Silver, Gold | Plant | ||
| Advance, Hc | Zinc, Silver, Nickel, Lead | Plant | ||
| Anaconda | Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Silver, Gold | Producer | Vein | |
| Anaconda | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Anaconda | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Anderson Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Bechtol | Lead, Silver, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bechtol Claim.Also Known As W.J. | Silver, Lead, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Black Canyon | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leadpoint in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2011: 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Leadpoint | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Leadpoint | - | The north end of Deep Lake overflowed its banks flooding portions of Deep Lake Boundary Road with six inches of water. Since May 26th, small creeks flowing into the lake have spilled out of their banks and flooded several fields and driveways leading to homes in the area. No property damage has been reported. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Leadpoint | - | In addition to the nickel size hail, 0.48 inches of rain also fell in 27 minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Goldfield Mill | 10.2 miles | 15 | |
| Northport | 10.3 miles | 13 | |
| Aladdin | 13.2 miles | 14 | |
| Velvet | 13.7 miles | 13 | |
| Frontier | 14.3 miles | 13 | |
| Onion Creek | 14.7 miles | 12 | |
| Little Dalles (historical) | 15.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1521975. 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.






