Block Mountain
Block Mountain rises to 1,407 m in Washington. Gardner Mountain stands 2,712 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Butte, a peak 2.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,407 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buttermilk Butte: 2.7 mi
- Mission Peak: 3.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Scaffold Peak: 5.8 mi
- Hoodoo Peak: 6.4 mi
- Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 7.2 mi
- Twisp Commons Park: 7.2 mi
- Maves Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Twisp Park: 7.4 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 9.1 mi
- Domke Falls: 17.1 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 19.6 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 23.0 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 16.4 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 17.6 mi
- Painted Rocks: 18.4 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 6.7 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 7.5 mi
- Davis Canyon Natural Area Preserve: 23.9 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 7.1 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 15.9 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 21.9 mi
- Entro: 7.3 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 10.7 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 10.9 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 7.3 mi
- Holden Museum: 24.8 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Moore: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Block Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Mountain | NW 321° | 2,712 m | 15.7 mi |
| Oval Peak | WSW 247° | 2,665 m | 7.6 mi |
| Star Peak | SW 232° | 2,644 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | SSW 206° | 2,574 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hoodoo Peak | SSW 211° | 2,571 m | 6.4 mi |
| Martin Peak | SSW 200° | 2,545 m | 10.5 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | WNW 283° | 2,545 m | 13.9 mi |
| Switchback Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,536 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:17 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:15 | 16:10 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516657 — Block Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544346
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 11 mi
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