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The section through the Methow Valley and Winthrop was completed in 1909 as one of the first highways built by the Washington State Department of Highways and later paved in 1938. [3] Construction of the final 30 miles (48 km) across the mountains did not begin until 1961 and was opened to traffic on September 2, 1972.
Deer in Mazama on the last stretch of the Spokane Gulch Trail heading towards the Mazama Store. Mazama (/ m ə ˈ z æ m ə / mə-ZAM-ə) [2] is an unincorporated community in Okanogan County (population 158) located in the Methow Valley of Washington, on the east slopes of the North Cascades and North Cascades National Park.
The Methow River (/ ˈ m ɛ t h aʊ / MET-how) [6] is a tributary of the Columbia River in northern Washington in the United States. The river's 1,890-square-mile (4,900 km 2) watershed drains the eastern North Cascades, with a population of about 5,000 people.
Methow (/ ˈ m ɛ t h aʊ / MET-how), [3] is an unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The community had a population of 246 at the 2020 census . History
It flows generally south to join the Methow River at Winthrop. The Methow empties into the Columbia River. Tributaries of the Chewuch River include Andrews Creek, Lake Creek, Eightmile Creek, and Cub Creek. [3] Just below the mouth of Meadow Creek, the river cascades about 30 feet (9 m) over Chewuch Falls.
State Route 153 (SR 153, named the Methow Valley Highway) is a 30.78-mile (49.54 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, serving as part of the Cascade Loop in Okanogan County. The Methow Valley Highway begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 97 (US 97) in Pateros at the confluence of the Methow River and the Columbia River .
The Methow were a relatively small tribe, with an estimated population of 800 in 1780 and 300 in 1870. [1] Today, the Methow live primarily on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington, where they form part of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which is recognized by the United States government as an American Indian Tribe.
Martin Peak is an 8,377-foot (2,553-metre) mountain summit located in the Methow Mountains, a subset of the North Cascades in Washington state. [4] It is the seventh-highest peak in the Methow Mountains, and ranks 80th in the state of Washington. [1]