Gamlin Lake Recreation Site
Gamlin Lake Recreation Site is a nature reserve in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 635 m. Scotchman Peak stands 2,117 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kullyspell House Monument Park, a park 4.3 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
- 9.0 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Popsicle Bridge · 9 mi
- Bernard Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Mount Marion: 5.1 mi
- Gold Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mount Eagen: 5.3 mi
- Kullyspell House Monument Park: 4.3 mi
- Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Oden Bay Game Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Uleda Point: 17.9 mi
- Bernard Point: 19.5 mi
- Ross Point: 20.5 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 23.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 7.6 mi
- City Beach: 8.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 7.9 mi
- Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 8.6 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 16.6 mi
- Benton Spring: 19.6 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 21.6 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Gamlin Lake Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotchman Peak | E 99° | 2,117 m | 14.2 mi |
| Scotchman Number Two | E 91° | 2,084 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Pend Oreille | NE 36° | 2,056 m | 16.6 mi |
| Glad Peak | NE 56° | 2,054.352 m | 16.1 mi |
| Savage Mountain | E 85° | 2,038 m | 16.5 mi |
| Benning Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,988 m | 16.2 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 54° | 1,973 m | 14.9 mi |
| Blacktop Mountain | E 96° | 1,953 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:17 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 20:01 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:04 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:00 | 15:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandpoint EXP STN, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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