Mowich Illahee, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Conconully-Riverside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98840. It stands on Depue Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buck Mountain 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.
- 1905 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Loup Loup quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Omak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Buck Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Buck Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Mowich Illahee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,216 acres in total. 61 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 | SOUTH BUCK |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JODY SPRINGS |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WOODY CLEARCUT |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BUCK RIDGE |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.7 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NOT PUSH OVER |
| 6 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROCK CREEK |
| 5 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BUCK |
| 5 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Mowich Illahee: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Quartz, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Buck Mountain | Tungsten, Silver, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Buck Mountain Claim | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Chloride | Silver, Antimony, Gold, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | ||
| Windfall | Silver, Antimony, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Buzzard Silica | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Howell | Quartz | Occurrence | Quartz | |
| Loup Loup | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Loup Loup | Quartz | Occurrence | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loop Loop (historical) | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Olema | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ruby | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Brown Lake | 9.6 miles | 11 | |
| Malott | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Chillowist | 11.4 miles | 12 | |
| Conconully | 11.6 miles | 12 | |
| Okanogan | 12.5 miles | 12 |
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 Q122553278 | 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 1523453. 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.






