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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. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 23 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates48.57640, -117.87800

Overlooks nearby

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

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Pinkney City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gillette MountainNNE1,757 m8.3 mi
Old Dominion MountainE1,753 m6.0 mi
Scrabbler MountainESE1,693 m15.8 mi
Green MountainNNE1,662 m10.5 mi
Monumental MountainSW1,661 m10.4 mi
Mount RogersNNE1,657 m11.5 mi
Blacktail ButteNE1,651 m12.3 mi
Old DouglasNNE1,579 m4.5 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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