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===Kettle River Peaks=== The highest peaks in the county are located along the crest of the Kettle River Range and are part of either the Colville National Forest or the Colville Indian Reservation. [[Washington State Route 20]] crosses over the Kettle River Range along the southern shoulder of Sherman Peak at [[Sherman Pass (Washington)|Sherman Pass]], which at {{convert|5575|ft|m|0}} is highest mountain pass open all year in the state. [[Boulder-Deer Creek Pass]] is a paved two-lane county road and one of several critical secondary roads that provide access into and out of Ferry County.<ref name="CWPP2006">{{cite web |url=https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/rp_burn_cwppferry.pdf |title=Ferry County, Washington Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) |date=December 8, 2006 |publisher=Washington state Department of Natural Resources}}</ref> It's eastern terminus is with [[U.S. Route 395 in Washington|U.S. Route 395]] south of [[Orient, Washington|Orient]], while the western end forms a junction with [[Washington State Route 21|State Route 21]] at Curlew, and the western continuation of the road is labeled as the West Kettle River Road.<ref name="CWPP2015">{{cite web |url=https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/rp_burn_cwpp_ferry_county.pdf |title=Ferry County, Washington Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) |date=2015 |publisher=Washington state Department of Natural Resources}}</ref> Boulder Creek Road is one of three passes crossing the Kettle River Range, and the northern most. In the southern Kettle River Range is [[Bridge Creek Road|Bridge Creek Pass]] between [[Washington State Route 21|Highway 21]] and [[Inchelium, Washington|Inchelium]].<ref name="CWPP2006"/><ref name="CWPP2015"/> The road starts at approximately {{cvt|1,800|ft|m}} at Curlew and climbs up to an crest of {{cvt|4,600|ft|m}} and then drops back down to about {{cvt|1.400|ft|m}} at Highway 395.<ref name="CWPP2006"/> Crossing the county east to west is the [[Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail]], which enters the county along the Boulder pass highway, turns south along the [[Kettle Crest National Recreation Trail]] and turns west again along the 13 mile trail. {{div col}} *[[Copper Butte]], highest point: {{convert|7140|ft|m|0}} *Snow Peak, {{convert|7103|ft|m|0}} *Scar Mountain, {{convert|7046|ft|m|0}} *Wapaloosie Mountain, {{convert|7018|ft|m|0}} *Sherman Peak, {{convert|7011|ft|m|0}} *Bald Mountain, {{convert|6940|ft|m|0}} *White Mountain, {{convert|6923|ft|m|0}} *Columbia Mountain, {{convert|6782|ft|m|0}} *Midnight Mountain, {{convert|6660|ft|m|0}} *King Mountain, {{convert|6634|ft|m|0}} *Edds Mountain, {{convert|6540|ft|m|0}} {{div col end}}
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