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Gray Peak

Gray Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Gray Peak rises to 2,461 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Courtney Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

Gray Peak is an 8,086-foot (2,465-metre) mountain summit located in the Methow Mountains, a sub-range of the North Cascades in Washington state. Situated on Sawtooth Ridge, west of Oval Lakes, Gray Peak is protected by the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness within the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Courtney Peak, 1.07 miles (1.72 km) to the southeast. Precipitation runoff on the south side of the mountain drains into nearby Lake Chelan via Fish Creek, whereas the north side of the mountain drains into Oval Creek, which is a tributary of the Twisp River.

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Wikidata Q49033263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2461 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.26736, -120.46426

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
  • Bendtsen Public Access: 16.0 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 16.0 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 16.8 mi
  • Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Domke Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 13.2 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 17.1 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 16.6 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Gray Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakNE 53°2,665 m2.3 mi
Star PeakSE 125°2,644 m2.0 mi
Cardinal PeakSSW 211°2,608 m13.3 mi
Mount BigelowESE 124°2,574 m6.1 mi
Hoodoo PeakE 101°2,571 m5.7 mi
Emerald PeakSW 216°2,565 m13.0 mi
Pinnacle MountainSW 225°2,546 m13.3 mi
Martin PeakSE 136°2,545 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:15
June solstice05:0220:1821:07
September equinox06:4918:2019:02
December solstice07:5115:1616:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545099

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