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Grayback Mountain

Grayback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grayback Mountain rises to 1,146 m in Washington. Pikers Peak stands 3,553 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Skatepark Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 23 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Klickitat County, Washington, United States.

Wikidata Q49033297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,146.4 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.99079, -121.08399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Leidl Ridge: 4.1 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 4.2 mi
  • Kaiser Butte: 5.1 mi
  • White Pine Buttes: 6.1 mi
  • Klose Butte: 6.4 mi
Springs: 38
  • Pennington Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Rock Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Camp Five Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Hathaway Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Masondale Spring: 7.1 mi
Parks: 16
  • Klickitat County Fairgrounds: 16.4 mi
  • Goldendale Observatory: 16.7 mi
  • Observatory Hill State Park: 16.8 mi
  • Ekone Park: 17.1 mi
  • Little Klickitat River Disc Golf Course and Park: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 11
  • Youngs Wetland (CLT): 5.1 mi
  • Bowman Creek (CLT): 9.5 mi
  • Wahkiacus Oaks (CLT): 10.6 mi
  • Margerum Ranch (CLT): 13.1 mi
  • Logging Camp (CLT): 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Skatepark Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Outlet Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Crooked Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
  • BZ Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Eightmile Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Lyle sign: 22.5 mi
  • Maryhill Overlook: 24.1 mi
  • Missive: 24.1 mi
  • Rebohoth: 24.1 mi
  • Brushing: 24.1 mi
Museums: 4
  • Presby Mansion Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Twin Bridges Historical Museum: 22.6 mi
  • Columbia Gorge Discovery Center: 24.0 mi
  • Maryhill Museum of Art: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 2
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 22.7 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Grayback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikers PeakNW3,553 m23.9 mi
Suksdorf RidgeNW2,866 m22.9 mi
The SpearheadNW2,538 m22.9 mi
South ButteWNW2,376 m22.3 mi
Goat ButteNW2,256 m22.2 mi
Little Mount AdamsNW2,065 m20.2 mi
Mulligan ButteNW1,781 m21.9 mi
Indian RockE1,774 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3819:17
June solstice05:1420:1320:59
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:4415:3216:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445257646356463832
Precip in5.23.53.11.31.40.60.30.50.92.84.26.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348964752

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