Kettle River Range
[6] The route is named for American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, who crossed the range in 1883.[7] Prospectors and low-paid Chinese miners working claims in the Kettle River Range produced more than 839,000 ounces of gold between 1896 and 1959.[8] Today, the Kettle River Range is a popular, all-season recreation area for hiking, sport and aided climbing, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing.[10] On August 13, 2001, a series of major wildfires and complexes were ignited by regional lightning storms passing over eastern Washington.[11] Among them was the Mount Leona Fire which burned for several weeks and encompasses over 6,000 acres in the central Kettle River range northeast of Curlew Lake.