Wellpinit, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Spokane Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99040. The Survey maps it on the Wellpinit quadrangle. It stands 2,411 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1944 USGS Wellpinit quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Wellpinit quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Wellpinit quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
377 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 377 fires within 5 miles of Wellpinit between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,136 acres in total. 51 started naturally. 51 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 115 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 |
| Natural | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Fireworks | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
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 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Spokane Agency | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Spokane Agency | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Spokane Agency | STRAWBERRY |
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Spokane Agency | LEFTOVER |
| 8 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Spokane Agency | UNLUCKY DG |
| 8 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Spokane Agency | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Spokane Agency | MOTOR POOL |
| 7 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Spokane Agency | GROUNDS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wellpinit: 2 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Silica, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Smoke | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Turtle Lake | Manganese | Prospect | 1956 | |
| Big Smoke-Northwest-Lowley | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Big Smoke-Northwest-Lowley | Uranium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wellpinit in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellpinit | $50,000 | A strong gust front associated with a thunderstorm squall resulted in numerous trees and power lines downed throughout the county. Over 400 power outages were reported within the communities of Ford, Fruitland, Clayton, and Colville. The Midnite Mine RAWS located six miles northwest of Wellpinit clocked a wind gust of 57 mph. A DOT sensor located one mile west of Suncrest clocked a wind gust of 55 mph. Both sensors experience some degree of sheltering. One tree did fall on a house but the exact location is unknown. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellpinit | $1,000 | Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph crossed into southern Stevens County resulting in isolated downed trees and power outages. The storm weakened while crossing into central sections of the county. |
| September 1999 | Wildfire | Wellpinit | - | A wildfire engulfed 3000 acres before being contained on the Spokane Indian Reservation. The strong winds during the day helped spread the fire. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Deer Trail | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Camas | 12.5 miles | 10 | |
| Turk | 13.2 miles | 10 | |
| Enterprise | 15.0 miles | 10 | |
| Tumtum | 16.2 miles | 8 | |
| Fruitland | 16.9 miles | 10 | |
| Cline | 17.4 miles | 10 |
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 Wellpinit | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7981602 | 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 1512786. 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.





