Captain Point
Captain Point rises to 1,745 m in Washington. Mac Peak stands 2,091 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Scorpion Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Cliff in King County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49467933, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,745 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 3.6 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 3 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scorpion Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mount Fernow: 1.9 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Windy Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Valhalla Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 3.5 mi
- Deception Falls: 3.6 mi
- Alpine Falls: 3.8 mi
- Engle Falls: 10.8 mi
- Sunray Falls: 11.0 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 8.7 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 15.1 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 15.6 mi
- Bus: 16.0 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 17.5 mi
- Moai: 17.4 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 17.4 mi
- Index Town Wall: 17.4 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 18.1 mi
- Spouse Wall: 21.4 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 8.1 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 8.7 mi
- Baring Community Park: 13.7 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 17.1 mi
- Big Eddy River Access: 22.1 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 21.8 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 23.8 mi
- Wellington: 3.7 mi
- Scenic: 4.2 mi
- Alpine: 4.4 mi
- Monte Cristo: 17.7 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 21.6 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 24.2 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 4.8 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 10.9 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
- Caboose: 4.1 mi
- Monte Cristo: 17.7 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 8.7 mi
- Soda Spring: 12.2 mi
- Normandy Beach: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Captain Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Peak | SSE 162° | 2,091 m | 10.1 mi |
| Rock Mountain | ENE 77° | 2,086 m | 10.4 mi |
| Jim Hill Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,062 m | 8.8 mi |
| Nimbus Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,046 m | 8.0 mi |
| Chain Lakes Peak | ESE 122° | 2,013 m | 10.0 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,998 m | 8.2 mi |
| Labyrinth Mountain | NE 50° | 1,944 m | 9.2 mi |
| Terrace Mountain | S 181° | 1,939 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:22 | 16:16 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544488
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 5 mi
- North Cascades · 25 mi
- Leavenworth · 27 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 28 mi
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