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Gypsy Peak

Gypsy Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Gypsy Peak rises to 2,226 m in Washington. Snowy Top stands 2,248 m to the east-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Leola Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

Gypsy Peak is a 7,320+ -foot (2,230+ m) high mountain in the Salmo-Priest Wilderness in the Selkirk Mountains of Pend Oreille County, Washington. It is the highest mountain in Eastern Washington.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5625351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,226 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.94576, -117.15219

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Leola Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Lead Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Salmo Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Green Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Prouty Peak: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Elk Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
  • PeeWee Falls: 9.4 mi
  • American Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Priest Falls: 11.0 mi
  • LaSota Falls: 12.9 mi
Parks: 5
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 9.5 mi
  • Library park: 11.5 mi
  • Metaline Waterfront Park: 12.4 mi
  • Ione City Park: 18.5 mi
  • Deep Lake Public Access: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Tiger Store: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Gypsy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy TopENE2,248 m8.2 mi
The CragsNE2,208 m9.9 mi
Abercrombie MountainW2,203 m14.0 mi
Hooknose MountainW2,170 m12.5 mi
Saddle MountainE2,101 m17.3 mi
Little Snowy TopENE2,080 m7.0 mi
Mount IreneNE2,064 m11.5 mi
Shedroof MountainE2,060 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2019:02
June solstice04:4520:0720:57
September equinox06:3618:0718:48
December solstice08:4115:5916:54

Local time (America/Creston).

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356545149

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