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Galena Point

Galena Point, seen from above at true elevation

Galena Point is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,355 m. Calispell Peak stands 2,087 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek Point, a cliff 1.1 miles away. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 7.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1355 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.47908, -117.10827

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • Pataky's Bench: 9.9 mi
  • Manresa Grotto: 9.9 mi
  • Coolin Park: 12.3 mi
  • Marshall Lake Public Access Area: 15.5 mi
  • Geophysical Sno-Park: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Mission Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Hunt Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Lower Granite Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Upper Granite Falls: 20.0 mi
  • LaSota Falls: 20.1 mi
Museums: 3
  • Priest Lake Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Tiger Store: 19.7 mi
  • Pend Oreille County Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Indian Rock: 11.9 mi
  • Pend Oreille County Fairground: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Benton Spring: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Galena Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calispell PeakW 261°2,087 m18.3 mi
Molybdenite MountainNNW 333°2,057 m17.9 mi
Atlasta MountainE 101°1,935 m18.4 mi
Sundance MountainE 87°1,918 m16.4 mi
Lost PeakE 92°1,915 m17.8 mi
North BaldyNNW 335°1,870 m5.1 mi
South BaldySSW 200°1,821 m3.9 mi
Dirty ShirtWSW 253°1,756 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2019:01
June solstice04:4720:0520:55
September equinox06:3618:0718:48
December solstice07:3815:0215:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936445359656456433327
Precip in3.92.63.42.52.82.61.00.91.32.94.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest RVR EXP STN, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356544998

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