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Blackcap Mountain

Blackcap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blackcap Mountain rises to 2,524 m in Washington. Mount Lago stands 2,655 m to the north, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2524 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.80360, -120.54294

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cedar Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Bighorn Falls: 23.0 mi
  • John Pierce Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Blackcap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LagoN 9°2,655 m1.8 mi
Robinson MountainSSW 195°2,653 m5.5 mi
Monument PeakS 177°2,612 m0.6 mi
Ptarmigan PeakN 7°2,602 m4.3 mi
Osceola PeakNW 322°2,581 m2.4 mi
Big Craggy PeakESE 106°2,575 m10.2 mi
Lost PeakE 81°2,552 m3.9 mi
Lake MountainSE 137°2,525 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3319:15
June solstice05:0020:2021:10
September equinox06:5018:2019:02
December solstice08:5416:1317:09

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232836455562706959453222
Precip in3.62.42.01.01.11.00.60.50.82.13.84.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544340

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