Editing Omak, Washington (section)

===Topography===
[[File:Omak city limits.png|thumb|right|350px|Map of the city limits (in purple) for Omak]]

The [[Canada–United States border]]{{mdash}}with an official [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|crossing]] into [[Osoyoos]], [[British Columbia]] from [[Oroville, Washington|Oroville]]{{mdash}}lies approximately {{convert|45|mi}} to the north. The [[Idaho]] border lies about {{convert|160|mi}} southeast. The state's largest city, [[Seattle]], lies {{convert|237|mi}} southwest of Omak.<ref name="WSDOT-Map">{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |link=yes |accessdate=November 24, 2024}}</ref> The Okanogan River, coming out of the town of [[Riverside, Washington|Riverside]], defines the city's northern border, while the southern border is defined by the city of Okanogan; the terrain here is mountainous and forested. The nearest [[primary statistical area]] is the [[Wenatchee – East Wenatchee metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-01.csv |title=Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 |format=CSV |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=July 1, 2012 |access-date=May 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401093220/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-01.csv |archive-date=April 1, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A CDP located northeast of the city was named [[North Omak, Washington|North Omak]] because of its proximity to Omak. It is part of two [[census county division]]s: Omak (western half) and Colville Reservation (eastern half).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st53_wa/incplace/p5351340_omak/BAS11P15300051340_000.pdf |title=Omak, CCD Reference Map |type=Map |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=October 5, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215459/http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st53_wa/incplace/p5351340_omak/BAS11P15300051340_000.pdf |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>[[#2000censusbook|United States Census Bureau (2002)]], p. 166</ref>

Omak, situated in the foothills of the Okanogan Highlands in central Okanogan County,<ref name="home">{{cite web |url=http://www.omakcity.com/ |title=Welcome to the City of Omak, Washington, United States |publisher=City of Omak |access-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref> is part of the [[Okanagan Country|Okanogan Country]] region, extending into British Columbia.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland%20empire |title=Inland Empire |dictionary=[[Merriam-Webster]] |access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Peg |last=Koellman |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UBpXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=efoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6516,1818211&dq=inland+empire+omak&hl=en |title=Omak events 'senseless' |work=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |date=March 11, 1987 |access-date=April 17, 2013}}</ref> It also lies within the [[Inland Northwest (United States)|Inland Northwest]], centered on [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], and the [[Columbia Plateau]] [[Columbia Plateau (ecoregion)|ecoregion]] near the Okanogan Drift Hills.<ref>{{cite web |first=Benjamin |last=Sleeter |url=http://landcovertrends.usgs.gov/west/eco10Report.html |title=Columbia Plateau Ecoregion Summary |publisher=United States Geological Survey |date=December 13, 2012 |access-date=March 29, 2013}}</ref> The Okanogan River, a {{convert|115|mi|adj=on}} tributary of the Columbia River, flows through the central portion of the city, and receives Omak Creek from the east just outside municipal boundaries.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} Known for its [[balancing rock|balancing]] [[Omak Rock]],<ref>{{cite news|first=K.C. |last=Mehaffey |url=http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/mar/10/more-national-press-and-some-good-ol-hometown/ |title=More national press, and some good ol' hometown recognition |work=The Wenatchee World |date=March 10, 2012 |access-date=January 1, 2012}}</ref> the {{convert|3,244|acre|adj=on}} [[Omak Lake]]{{mdash}}{{convert|950|ft}} above sea level{{mdash}}is the largest saline [[endorheic]] lake in Washington.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wsu.edu/cctfish/omak.html |title=Omak Lake, Okanogan County, Washington |publisher=Washington State University |access-date=February 24, 2013}}</ref> The {{convert|80|acre|adj=on}} [[Crawfish Lake (Washington)|Crawfish Lake]] is located about {{convert|15|mi}} northeast of Omak at the border of the Colville Indian Reservation and [[Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest]].<ref name="crawfish">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/lakes/wq/docs/lkcraok1.html |title=Crawfish Lake – Okanogan County |publisher=[[Washington Department of Ecology]] |year=1997 |access-date=February 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310201818/http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/lakes/wq/docs/lkcraok1.html |archive-date=March 10, 2013 }}</ref> The {{convert|1499023|acre|km2|adj=on}} forest comprises varied terrain and several mountain peaks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/2008/TABLE_6.htm |title=Table 6 – NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County |publisher=[[United States Forest Service]] |date=September 30, 2008 |access-date=February 24, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Omak Lake.jpg|thumb|right|[[Omak Lake]]]]

Elevations around the area range from {{convert|780|ft}} above sea level at the mouth of the Okanogan River to {{convert|6,774|ft}} above sea level at the Moses Mountain.<ref name="survey" /> The average elevation is {{convert|843|ft}} above sea level according to the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS). The Moses Mountain, with a summit, sits east of the city,<ref name="cushman">[[#Cushman|Cushman (1918)]], p. 14.</ref> while Little Moses Mountain, located {{convert|5,963|ft}} above sea level, and Omak Mountain, located {{convert|5,749|ft}} above sea level, are adjacent to the Moses Mountain.<ref name="survey">{{cite web |url=http://soils.usda.gov/survey/printed_surveys/state.asp?state=Washington&abbr=WA |title=Published Soil Surveys for Washington |publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]] |year=1923 |page=23 |access-date=March 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228102122/http://soils.usda.gov/survey/printed_surveys/state.asp?state=Washington&abbr=WA |archive-date=February 28, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> West of the city are the [[North Cascades]], anchored by the [[Cascade Range]]. Mountain peaks on the western portion of the Omak area range between {{convert|6,000|ft}} and {{convert|8,000|ft}}.<ref name="airport">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E0165311-DF07-4C50-80C2-970B63E38429/0/Omak_Plan.pdf |title=Omak Municipal Airport, Omak, Washington |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] |year=2011 |access-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref> The Coleman Butte mountain summit{{mdash}}{{convert|1,450|ft}} above sea level{{mdash}}is located directly adjacent to municipal boundaries.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city encompasses a total area of {{convert|3.5|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, including {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of water, accounting for two percent of the overall area.<ref name="2010area"/> The area expanded in April 2010, when {{convert|0.56|sqmi}} of land formerly within the city of Okanogan was accumulated.<ref name="2000file">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/places2k.zip |title=National 2000 file containing a list of all municipalities and census-designated places (including Puerto Rico and the Island Areas) sorted by UACE code |type=ZIP |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=April 1, 2000 |access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref> Omak is the fourth largest settlement in Okanogan County by area after [[Nespelem Community, Washington|Nespelem Community]] ({{convert|23|mi2|km2|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}), North Omak ({{convert|11.2|mi2|km2|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) and [[Disautel, Washington|Disautel]] ({{convert|3.80|mi2|km2|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}).<ref name="2010area">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |format=TXT |title=National 2010 file containing a list of all municipalities and census-designated places (including Puerto Rico and the Island Areas) sorted by UACE code |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131081456/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Omak covers {{#expr: 3.50/5315*100 round 2}} percent of the county's total area. Its {{convert|4.83|sqmi|adj=on}} [[List of United States urban areas|urban cluster]], the Greater Omak Area, includes the city of Okanogan and the CDP of North Omak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/UAUC_RefMap/uc/uc65296_omak_wa/DC10UC65296.pdf |type=Map |title=Urban Cluster Reference Map |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=March 24, 2013}}</ref><ref name="urbanized">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_ua.txt |format=TXT |title=National 2010 urban area file containing a list of all urbanized areas and urban clusters (including Puerto Rico and the Island Areas) sorted by UACE code |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=March 24, 2013 |archive-date=October 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028181706/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_ua.txt |url-status=dead }}</ref> The surrounding [[metropolitan area|metropolitan region]] comprises a total area of {{convert|1,037|sqmi}}, although it has not officially been designated as a [[statistical area]].<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |year=2013 |access-date=May 14, 2011}}</ref>