THE METALINE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Selkirk Mountains setting.
Metaline town has 0.31 square miles of land in Pend Oreille County. Its Census reference point is in Selkirk Mountains, within Northern Rockies.
The Northern Rockies contain rugged ranges, glacial lakes and mixed conifer forests. Moist Pacific influences reach some inland valleys, producing forest communities unlike the drier mountain regions farther south.
Regional context: Northern Rockies ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Metaline and Pend Oreille County
Metaline is associated with Pend Oreille County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Metaline by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Metaline, or 21.9% of its total area. It is 20.2 percentage points higher than the 1.8% recorded for Pend Oreille County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Metaline town has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Metaline Falls town (0.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

