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Craige

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Craige is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 999 m. Mount Misery stands 1,941 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Zindel, a ghost town 1.8 miles away. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON passes 3.8 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates46.13556, -117.02389

111 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Parks: 32
  • Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 5.1 mi
  • Asotin City Park: 14.2 mi
  • Chief Looking Glass Park: 14.4 mi
  • Hells Gate State Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
  • Headgates County Park: 15.9 mi
Springs: 10
  • Fields Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Wickiup Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Pinkham Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Jeffreys Spring: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hells Gate Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
  • Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
  • Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
  • Granite View Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
  • Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
  • Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 15.8 mi
  • Nez Perce County Historical Society: 19.9 mi
  • Winchester Visitors Center: 20.5 mi
  • Local Native American and geological information: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cherry Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • C. C. Van Arsdol: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Craige. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MiseryW 268°1,941 m23.5 mi
Diamond PeakW 267°1,935 m24.7 mi
Saddle ButteWSW 258°1,796 m21.5 mi
Mount HorribleW 263°1,773.9 m20.4 mi
Poison PointS 174°1,648 m22.1 mi
Deadhorse ButteSSE 162°1,627 m23.5 mi
Fairchild PointS 174°1,626 m21.1 mi
Craig MountainESE 116°1,609 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:01
June solstice04:5719:5720:44
September equinox06:3618:0818:47
December solstice07:2815:1516:06

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363945526067767566534235
Precip in1.11.01.31.41.71.30.50.50.61.11.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston AP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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