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Box Mountain

Box Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Box Mountain rises to 1,756 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the south-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lime Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1756 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.22928, -121.21511

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 23
Parks: 12
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Backman County Park: 16.9 mi
  • Depot Park: 17.8 mi
  • Old School Park: 17.9 mi
  • Nels Bruseth Memorial Garden: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 10.9 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 13.7 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 17.8 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 18.7 mi
  • Lodge: 18.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bear Creek Site: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Box Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakSSE 150°3,214 m9.4 mi
Disappointment PeakSSE 151°2,970 m9.8 mi
Sitkum SpireSSE 153°2,851 m9.0 mi
Dome PeakENE 59°2,719 m10.0 mi
Sinister PeakENE 63°2,569 m10.6 mi
Kennedy PeakSSE 148°2,518 m7.9 mi
Sentinel PeakNE 42°2,502 m11.9 mi
Kololo Peak-EastSSE 153°2,498.5 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:18
June solstice05:0520:2121:10
September equinox06:5218:2319:05
December solstice07:5415:2016:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353842485660666660494035
Precip in12.88.69.35.63.72.91.31.73.48.513.212.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348999536

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