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. Cascade Loop 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
- 1,756 m
How to reach it
- 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° | 2,499 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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