Gunn Peak, Wild Sky Wilderness

Name: Gunn Peak
Address: Wild Sky Wilderness, United States

#5 among attractions in Wild Sky Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Gunn Peak is a 6,244-foot mountain summit located in Snohomish County, Washington. The mountain is part of the Cascade Range. Gunn Peak is the highest point of the Wild Sky Wilderness. The mountain was named for homesteader/miner Amos Gunn who started the nearby town of Index, Washington, and also named nearby Mount Index. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Skykomish River. ()

First ascent: 1915Elevation: 6244 ftProminence: 3651 ftCoordinates: 47°48'35"N, 121°26'31"W

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Gunn Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sunset Falls, Baring Mountain, Canyon Falls, Eagle Falls.

5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Sunset Falls, Gold Bar
129 min walk • Sunset Falls is the final of the three waterfalls on the South Fork Skykomish River. The falls drop 104 feet in a long, narrow, powerful chute. The river is thought to attain speeds of 60 kilometres an hour and the chute is nearly 300 feet long.
2.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Baring Mountain, Wild Sky Wilderness
54 min walk • Baring Mountain, is a peak in the central part of the Cascade Range of Washington, United States. It lies about 2 metres northeast of the Skykomish River and US Highway 2, at the western edge of the Cascades in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Canyon Falls, Gold Bar
113 min walk • Canyon Falls is the second of the three waterfalls on the South Fork Skykomish River. The falls occur about halfway between Eagle Falls and Sunset Falls. The falls drop about 40 feet in three tiers.
3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Eagle Falls, Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest
89 min walk • Eagle Falls is the uppermost waterfall on the South Fork Skykomish River in Washington. The falls are located downstream from the town of Baring and drop about 25 feet in a high volume cascade.

Gunn Peak, Wild Sky Wilderness

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Wild Sky Wilderness plan & book

Gunn Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Sunset Falls, Gold Bar

Baring Mountain, Wild Sky Wilderness

Canyon Falls, Gold Bar

Eagle Falls, Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest