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Carl Harvey Gravesite

Carl Harvey Gravesite from directly overhead

Carl Harvey Gravesite is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 823 m. Snowy Top stands 2,248 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Timber Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 0.5 miles off.

What the record says

Material
wood
Inscription
Nineteenth-century gold seekers were the first non-Indians to settle along the Pend Oreille River. While most of the prospectors departed as anonymously as they came, a few stayed to take up homesteads. One became a beloved fixture in the community.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates48.98885, -117.32300

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Timber Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Contact Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Forest Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Dolomite Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Slumber Peak: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • PeeWee Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Elk Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Sweet Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
  • American Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Priest Falls: 17.8 mi
Parks: 6
  • Library park: 9.1 mi
  • Metaline Waterfront Park: 9.8 mi
  • Deep Lake Public Access: 15.2 mi
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 16.1 mi
  • Ione City Park: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Museums: 1
  • Tiger Store: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Carl Harvey Gravesite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy TopE2,248 m15.3 mi
Gypsy PeakESE2,226 m8.3 mi
The CragsENE2,208 m14.8 mi
Abercrombie MountainSW2,203 m7.5 mi
Hooknose MountainWSW2,170 m5.7 mi
Little Snowy TopE2,080 m14.5 mi
Mount IreneENE2,064 m17.1 mi
Shedroof MountainESE2,060 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2019:02
June solstice04:4620:0820:58
September equinox06:3718:0718:49
December solstice07:4114:5915:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037455460686758453427
Precip in3.12.02.42.22.63.21.40.81.32.43.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boundary DAM, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12189352210

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