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Rye

Rye from directly overhead

Rye is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Gillette Mountain stands 1,757 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lane, a peak 1.3 miles away. JCT SPOKANE RIVER BRIDGE TO THE CANADIAN BORDER runs past it.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates48.81407, -117.96721

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lane: 1.3 mi
  • Muggs: 2.5 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • O'Toole Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Grande Mountain: 4.8 mi
Parks: 14
  • Williams Recreation Site: 4.1 mi
  • Evans Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
  • Marcus Island Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
  • Sheep Creek Recreation Site: 11.8 mi
  • Saint Pauls Mission State Historical Site: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Lower Sheep Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Upper Sheep Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Marble Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Upper Meyers Falls: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Ski Point Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Log Flume Heritage Site: 19.9 mi
  • Camp Growden Heritage Site: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Mining: 18.3 mi
  • Hixson Castles: 18.4 mi
  • Arden Old-Timer’s Rodeo Grounds: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Rogers Fire Lookout: 10.9 mi
  • Radar Dome: 23.2 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Rye. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gillette MountainSE 141°1,757 m11.1 mi
Green MountainSE 129°1,662 m10.9 mi
Mount RogersESE 124°1,657 m10.9 mi
Mount SophiaNNE 15°1,586 m13.9 mi
Old DouglasSSE 156°1,579 m13.3 mi
Bulldog MountainW 265°1,578 m14.6 mi
Bowen MountainNNW 336°1,577 m14.1 mi
Jackknife MountainWSW 245°1,541 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2319:05
June solstice04:4920:1021:00
September equinox06:3918:1018:52
December solstice07:4315:0315:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263038465561686859453427
Precip in2.21.31.61.72.12.41.00.61.01.62.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northport, 9 mi away.

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