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Echo Point

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Looking south-west from Echo Point. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Echo Point sits at 3,701 feet on the byway connecting SR 10 near Ellensburg to SR 2 near Peshastin, with the view facing 210 degrees toward the southwest. The land drops 685 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, giving an open outlook over the terrain below. Red Top Mountain is visible to the west-southwest, 4.0 miles away and rising to 5,351 feet. Wenatchee lies 18.7 miles to the east-northeast, while Ellensburg is 24.1 miles south-southeast and Kittitas 27.2 miles south-southeast. Daylight hours vary with the season: around the June solstice, sunrise is at 05:07 and sunset at 21:04, while at the December solstice sunrise comes at 07:48 and sunset at 16:15. The equinoxes fall closer to twelve-hour days, with sunrise near 07:06 and sunset near 19:16 in March, and sunrise near 06:50 and sunset near 19:02 in September.

Access
0.7 mi detour
Elevation
3,701 ft
View
Southwest · 210°
Relief
685 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Teanaway Ridge on the Swauk Creek or Kittitas County side of Blewett Pass.
Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Ranunculus repens at Swauk Campground, Kittitas County Washington
Thayne Tuason · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Swauk Creek or Kittitas County side of Blewett Pass.
Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Swauk Creek or Kittitas County side of Blewett Pass.
Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Red Top Mountain5,351 ftwest-southwest · 4.0 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0619:1618:35
June solstice05:0721:0420:16
September equinox06:5019:0218:22
December solstice07:4816:1515:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Wenatchee18.7 mi east-northeast
  • Ellensburg24.1 mi south-southeast
  • Kittitas27.2 mi south-southeast
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How high is Echo Point?

Echo Point sits at about 3,701 feet (1,128 m).

What can you see from Echo Point?

From Echo Point: Red Top Mountain (WSW, 4.0 mi).

What is the nearest town to Echo Point?

Wenatchee, 19 miles ENE of Echo Point.

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