Wind Mountain Pit

Past Producer in Skamania county in Washington, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10131499
MAS/MILS ID 0530590121
Record type Site
Current site name Wind Mountain Pit
Alternate or previous names Skamania County Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -121.76367, 45.70951 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Skamania(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

The Dalles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Columbia-Hood(hydrologic unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skamania

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 003 N 008 E 35 E2NENW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -121.76367, 45.70951

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Skamania County
    ID 4502340
    Home office Washington
    Year 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, PART I, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 114.

  • Deposit

    MSHA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/14/1979
MSHA mine ID4502340
Mine name (MSHA)Wind Mountain Pit
Current operatorStevenson Co-Ply Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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