Box Mountain
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
- 22.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 22.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lime Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Downey Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Meadow Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sulphur Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Fire Mountain: 4.4 mi
- North Fork Sauk Falls: 11.6 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 11.7 mi
- Lyman Falls: 14.5 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 14.5 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 14.8 mi
- 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
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 11.3 mi
- White Creek Conservation Area: 19.3 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 21.7 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 22.4 mi
- Marblemount Conservation Area: 22.5 mi
- 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
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 2.3 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 8.8 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 24.2 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 13.1 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 21.3 mi
- Grassy Point: 4.9 mi
- Monte Cristo: 18.7 mi
- Monte Cristo: 18.8 mi
- Holden Museum: 20.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Peak | SSE 150° | 3,214 m | 9.4 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | SSE 151° | 2,970 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sitkum Spire | SSE 153° | 2,851 m | 9.0 mi |
| Dome Peak | ENE 59° | 2,719 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sinister Peak | ENE 63° | 2,569 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kennedy Peak | SSE 148° | 2,518 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | NE 42° | 2,502 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kololo Peak-East | SSE 153° | 2,498.5 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:20 | 16:14 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348999536
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 13 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 22 mi
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