Painted Rocks
Painted Rocks is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 336 m. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Garden, a garden 1.3 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 336 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 13.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 25.7 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Purple Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 3.4 mi
- Boulder Butte: 3.5 mi
- Tupshin Peak: 3.7 mi
- White Goat Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.0 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 7.7 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 8.2 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Domke Falls: 11.5 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Grassy Point: 22.2 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 23.5 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 24.1 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 16.5 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 17.5 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 22.5 mi
- Halfway Spring: 24.5 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 11.6 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 16.2 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 24.1 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 22.3 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- The Garden: 1.3 mi
- Moore: 5.5 mi
- Holden Museum: 8.7 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Painted Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | WSW 243° | 2,900 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Fernow | SSW 213° | 2,821 m | 11.7 mi |
| Copper Peak | SW 214° | 2,671 m | 10.9 mi |
| Oval Peak | E 96° | 2,665 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dark Peak | WSW 250° | 2,591 m | 10.3 mi |
| Greenwood Mountain | SW 225° | 2,565 m | 11.7 mi |
| Devore Peak | WSW 246° | 2,554 m | 4.8 mi |
| Martin Peak | WSW 237° | 2,547 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:17 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546050
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 17 mi
- North Cascades · 20 mi
- Winthrop · 25 mi
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