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Pinkney City

Pinkney City from directly overhead

Pinkney City is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 590 m. Gillette Mountain stands 1,757 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Colville Historical Monument, a park 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT passes 2.0 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates48.57640, -117.87800

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Colville Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Old Town Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Graham Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Coonrad Hill: 3.3 mi
Parks: 14
  • Fort Colville Historical Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Angus McDonald Park: 2.2 mi
  • Vaagen Field: 2.2 mi
  • Heritage Court: 2.6 mi
  • Colville City Park: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Douglas Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Meyers Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Marble Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Trilbey Falls: 11.1 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Mining: 2.2 mi
  • Hixson Castles: 2.2 mi
  • Arden Old-Timer’s Rodeo Grounds: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Ski Point Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Log Flume Heritage Site: 15.9 mi
  • Camp Growden Heritage Site: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Douglas Falls Grange Park: 2.9 mi
  • Kettle Falls Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Rogers Fire Lookout: 11.6 mi
  • Radar Dome: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Pinkney City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gillette MountainNNE 20°1,757 m8.3 mi
Old Dominion MountainE 87°1,753 m6.0 mi
Scrabbler MountainESE 109°1,693 m15.8 mi
Green MountainNNE 25°1,662 m10.5 mi
Monumental MountainSW 235°1,661 m10.4 mi
Mount RogersNNE 26°1,657 m11.5 mi
Blacktail ButteNE 55°1,651 m12.3 mi
Old DouglasNNE 17°1,579 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2319:04
June solstice04:5020:0920:58
September equinox06:3918:1018:51
December solstice07:4215:0415:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293341495863717061483629
Precip in2.21.51.91.51.92.10.80.70.71.52.22.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colville, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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