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Bandit Peak

Bandit Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bandit Peak rises to 2,324 m in Washington. Seven Fingered Jack stands 2,750 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crook Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 13 miles off.

The story

Bandit Peak is a 7,625-foot (2,324-metre) double-summit granitic mountain located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state. The mountain is situated east of the crest of the Cascade Range, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher neighbor is Brahma Peak, 5.9 mi (9.5 km) to the north. Bandit Peak is the ninth-highest peak on Chiwawa Ridge, and other notable peaks on this ridge include Mount Berge, Buck Mountain, Cirque Mountain, Napeequa Peak, Helmet Butte, and Chiwawa Mountain. Precipitation runoff from Bandit Peak drains west into Napeequa River; or east into the Chiwawa River.

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Wikidata Q96373061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2324.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.98666, -120.87195

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 29
Springs: 8
Historic sites: 5
  • Dirtyface Lookout: 9.7 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 15.2 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 15.4 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 23.9 mi
  • Lodge: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Leavenworth Ziplines: 18.2 mi
  • Caboose: 23.3 mi
  • Orion River Rafting: 24.1 mi
  • Monte Cristo: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 12.5 mi
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Bandit Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Seven Fingered JackNNE 13°2,750 m11.6 mi
Mount MaudeNNE 17°2,748 m10.9 mi
Clark MountainNW 314°2,606 m6.3 mi
Buck MountainNNW 346°2,599 m7.6 mi
Luahna PeakNW 314°2,560 m7.3 mi
South Spectacle ButteNNE 28°2,558 m11.0 mi
Chalangin PeakNW 314°2,548 m7.7 mi
Buck Mountain (Far South Peak)NNW 342°2,535 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0520:1921:07
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice07:5115:2016:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12138287109

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