Gypsy Peak

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Gypsy Peak
Highest point
Elevation 7,320+ ft (2,230+ m)  [1]
Prominence 1,720 ft (520 m)  [1]
Coordinates 48°56′45″N117°09′08″W / 48.94583°N 117.15222°W / 48.94583; -117.15222 Coordinates: 48°56′45″N117°09′08″W / 48.94583°N 117.15222°W / 48.94583; -117.15222   [2]
Geography
Location Pend Oreille County, Washington, U.S.
Parent range Selkirk Mountains
Topo map USGS Gypsy Peak

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. [1] It is the highest mountain in Eastern Washington. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gypsy Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gypsy Peak
  3. ↑ Johnson, James (2003), 50 Hikes: Eastern Washington's Highest Mountains, Portland: Frank Amato Publications, p. 14, ISBN   1571882960
  4. ↑ Rich Landers (August 21, 2011), "Fall road closures seek to protect grizzlies near Sullivan Lake", Spokesman-Review


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