Skamania, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the North Bonneville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98648. It stands on Duncan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Multnomah Falls quadrangle. It stands 102 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Bridal Veil quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Multnomah Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Multnomah Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Skamania between 1992 and 2020, burning about 791 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 1430 |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | STONEHORSE |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 260 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ARCHER MOUNTAIN |
| 4 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EVERGREEN |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KUFFLER |
| 3 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | AINSWORTH |
| 28 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILEPOST 31 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Skamania: 11 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moffett's Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Creek Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bonneville Dam | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dodson Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bonneville Dam | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dodson Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Cloud | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| North Bonneville | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Moffetts Hot Springs | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cruzatt | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Prindle | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Fort Rains | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Stevenson | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Molfait Tracts | 10.1 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Skamania | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7533879 | 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 1508378. 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.







