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Booker Mountain

Booker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Booker Mountain rises to 2,475 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the east, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckner Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 11 miles off.

The story

Booker Mountain, also known as Mount Booker, with an elevation of 8,284 feet (2,525 m), is located in the North Cascades of Washington, about 1.5 miles SE of Mount Buckner, between Park Creek and Stehekin River. It is named in honor of Booker T. Washington.

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Wikidata Q19873735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2475 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.47581, -120.97958

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 4
  • Gilbert Ghost Town: 19.2 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 19.3 mi
  • North Cascading: 19.8 mi
  • Brown bear mine camp: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
  • Pressentin County Park: 21.1 mi
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Booker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goode MountainE 81°2,812 m3.2 mi
Buckner MountainNW 324°2,779 m1.6 mi
Mount LoganNNE 16°2,724 m4.4 mi
Black PeakENE 66°2,719 m8.2 mi
Boston PeakWNW 298°2,711 m2.9 mi
Eldorado PeakWNW 301°2,703 m8.3 mi
Forbidden PeakNW 304°2,687 m4.4 mi
Sahale MountainWNW 292°2,646 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3519:17
June solstice05:0320:2121:10
September equinox06:5118:2219:04
December solstice07:5415:1716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 15 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/348974174

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