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The Colville National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northeastern Washington state. It is bordered on the west by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest and the Kaniksu National Forest to the east. The forest also borders Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge and the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
The Dollar Mountain Fire was one of the earliest large scale wildfires in Ferry County, Washington, United States.Starting on August 4, 1929, and burning an estimated 98,000–142,000 acres (400–570 km 2) of Colville National Forest land in the Kettle River Range, east of Republic, Washington, the conflagration was contained by mid-September, but only finally extinguished due to weather ...
Colville & Kettle: Ferry August 14 8,557 Largest and main fire of the Colville Complex Fires After containment of smaller fires, oversight was transferred to the Kettle Complex on Aug 31, 2015 [31] Grizzly Bear Complex [32] Grizzly Bear Complex Columbia / Wallowa, Oregon: August 13 80,725 33 [25] Complex started August 13 via 18 lightning ...
Much of northern Ferry County is dominated by temperate coniferous forests maintained by the Colville National Forest and as private land. The forests at the lower elevation are mixed Douglas fir and ponderosa pine, which intergrade into mixed Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, and western larch at mid-elevation and finally into mixed Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, and lodgepole pine forests at ...
U.S. Forest Service Salmo-Priest Wilderness is a 41,335 acre (167.28 km 2 ) wilderness area located in the Selkirk Mountains in the northeast corner of Washington state , within the Colville National Forest and the Kaniksu National Forest .
The highway dips south into the Colville National Forest and climbs the ridge, crossing Sherman Pass in a series of hairpin turns. The pass, located 5,575 feet (1,699 m) above sea level, is the highest in the state. [11]
Much of northern Ferry County is dominated by temperate coniferous forests maintained by the Colville National Forest and as private land. The forests at the lower elevation are mixed Douglas fir and ponderosa pine, which intergrade into mixed Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, and western larch at mid-elevation and finally into mixed Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, and lodgepole pine forests at ...
49 Degrees North Ski Area is a ski resort in the northwestern United States, located inside Colville National Forest in Stevens County, Washington, ten miles (16 km) east of Chewelah, which is 42 miles (68 km) north of Spokane. The base is at an elevation of 3,923 feet (1,196 m) above sea level with the summit at 5,774 feet (1,760 m) on ...