Gray Peak
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. Cascade Loop passes 16 miles off.
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,461 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Courtney Peak: 1.1 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Star Peak: 2.0 mi
- Battle Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Oval Peak: 2.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Handy Spring: 20.1 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 20.1 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 20.2 mi
- Halfway Spring: 20.9 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 24.5 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Painted Rocks: 9.8 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 19.2 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 21.9 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 13.9 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 16.9 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 24.4 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 24.7 mi
- Entro: 17.1 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 19.3 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 19.4 mi
- Holden Museum: 15.0 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 17.1 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 16.6 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 17.3 mi
- Moore: 7.3 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Peak | NE 53° | 2,665 m | 2.3 mi |
| Star Peak | SE 125° | 2,644 m | 2.0 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | SSW 211° | 2,608 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | ESE 124° | 2,574 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hoodoo Peak | E 101° | 2,571 m | 5.7 mi |
| Emerald Peak | SW 216° | 2,565 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SW 225° | 2,546 m | 13.3 mi |
| Martin Peak | SE 136° | 2,545 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:16 | 16:11 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545099
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 19 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 25 mi
- North Cascades · 27 mi
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