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Devils Stairway

Devils Stairway, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Stairway is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 2,128 m. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Fools Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2128 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.92125, -120.77039

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 2
  • Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 5.6 mi
  • Brown bear mine camp: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Devils Stairway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainSW 220°2,763 m13.3 mi
Mount LagoESE 121°2,655 m12.4 mi
Robinson MountainSSE 146°2,653 m16.1 mi
Monument PeakSE 130°2,612 m13.6 mi
Ptarmigan PeakESE 109°2,602 m11.5 mi
Osceola PeakSE 125°2,581 m10.8 mi
Lost PeakESE 118°2,552 m16.1 mi
Lake MountainSE 129°2,525 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3419:16
June solstice05:0020:2121:11
September equinox06:5018:2119:03
December solstice08:5516:1317:09

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343640475560676760494034
Precip in9.76.06.43.22.11.71.01.22.56.711.19.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ross DAM, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544748

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