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The state of Washington began maintaining sections of what would become US 2 with the extension of State Road 7 in 1909, from Peshastin to Spokane on the Sunset Highway and later State Road 2. In addition to State Road 2, State Road 23 was created in 1915, traveling north from Spokane to Newport, and was renumbered to State Road 6 in 1923
State Route 20 (SR 20), also known as the North Cascades Highway, is a state highway that traverses the U.S. state of Washington.It is the state's longest highway, traveling 436 miles (702 km) across the northern areas of Washington, from U.S. Route 101 (US 101) at Discovery Bay on the Olympic Peninsula to US 2 near the Idaho state border in Newport.
The following sortable table lists the 11 highest mountain peaks of Georgia with at least 100 feet (30 m) of topographic prominence.The eleven highest mountains in Georgia are all located in five counties in northeast Georgia.
Newport, Washington seen in a real photo postcard mailed on October 7, 1913. Newport was given its name in 1890 due to its selection as a landing site for the first steamboat on the Pend Oreille River. [6] Newport was officially incorporated on April 13, 1903. [7] The first river bridge was built in 1906, and was replaced in 1926, [6] and again ...
The U.S. state of Washington, located in the Pacific Northwest, has several major mountain ranges that are traversed various passes. The state is divided by the Cascade Range, which have the highest passes, and is also home to the Olympic Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, and Blue Mountains.
The day before its 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens was the fifth highest major summit of Washington. Today, Mount St. Helens is the 35th highest major summit of the state. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the U.S. State of Washington. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ...
There are at least 64 named mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Washington. Names, elevations and coordinates from the U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System and trail guides published by The Mountaineers. Some of the ranges extend into neighboring states of Idaho and Oregon and British Columbia, Canada.
Highest point in Washington state San Juan: Mount Constitution: 2,407 feet (734 m) 2,407 feet (734 m) The second highest mountain on an ocean island in the contiguous 48 states Skagit: Mount Buckner: 9,114 feet (2,778 m) 3,034 feet (925 m) North Cascades: Skamania: Mount Adams-West Slope: 8,920 feet (2,720 m) 0 feet (0 m) South Washington Cascades