Apex Mountain
Apex Mountain rises to 2,529 m in Washington. Remmel Mountain stands 2,636 m to the southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 28 miles off.
The story
Apex Mountain is an 8,302-foot (2,530-metre) summit located in Okanogan County in Washington state. It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades. The mountain is situated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of the Canada–United States border, on the east side of the Cascade crest, in the Pasayten Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Amphitheater Mountain, 2.35 miles (3.78 km) to the west-northwest. The Pacific Northwest Trail traverses the northern slopes of Apex Mountain as it crosses Apex Pass. Precipitation runoff from Apex Mountain drains west into Cathedral Creek, or east into Tungsten Creek, both tributaries of the Chewuch River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,200 feet (370 meters) above Tungsten Lake in 0.3 mile (0.5 km).
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Wikidata Q49008980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2529 m
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 28.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Saddle Peak: 1.4 mi
- Wolframite Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Amphitheater Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 2.8 mi
- The Pope: 2.9 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 12.3 mi
- Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 14.6 mi
- Monument Spring: 22.7 mi
- Nighthawk: 22.8 mi
- Split Rock Recreation Site: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Apex Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remmel Mountain | SW 222° | 2,636 m | 3.5 mi |
| Grimface Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,635 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | NW 314° | 2,622 m | 2.8 mi |
| Matriarch Mountain | NNW 339° | 2,610 m | 4.5 mi |
| Macabre Tower | NNW 338° | 2,596 m | 4.6 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | ENE 64° | 2,586 m | 13.9 mi |
| The Deacon | NNW 327° | 2,553 m | 3.7 mi |
| Amphitheater Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,548 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:32 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 16:11 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544105
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