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Carne Mountain

Carne Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Carne Mountain rises to 2,160 m in Washington. Mount Fernow stands 2,821 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Carne Basin Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

Carne Mountain is a 7,080+ ft (2,160+ m) double-summit mountain located in the Entiat Mountains, a sub-range of the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state. Carne Mountain is situated on the boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher neighbor is Chilly Peak, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the northeast, and Ice Box is set 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the north. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into Rock Creek, or west into Phelps Creek, both tributaries of the Chiwawa River. This peak can be accessed via the 3.7-mile Carne Mountain Trail which gains 3,600 feet of elevation. The mountain once had a fire lookout building on its south peak. Views from the top include Bandit Peak, Brahma Peak, Buck Mountain, Fortress Mountain, Chiwawa Mountain, Mount Maude, Ice Box, and Chilly. This mountain was named by Albert Hale Sylvester for English clergyman W. Stanely Carnes. This feature is pronounced "karn".

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Wikidata Q49018168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2160 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.08847, -120.80324
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
  • Louis Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
  • High Pass Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Lyman Falls: 8.3 mi
Springs: 6
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 17.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Leavenworth Ziplines: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FernowN 358°2,821 m5.1 mi
Seven Fingered JackN 353°2,750 m4.3 mi
Mount MaudeN 360°2,748 m3.4 mi
Copper PeakN 360°2,671 m5.9 mi
Fortress MountainNW 309°2,643 m7.8 mi
Cardinal PeakE 83°2,608 m8.9 mi
Clark MountainWSW 251°2,606 m8.1 mi
Buck MountainW 274°2,599 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0420:1921:08
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice07:5115:1916:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544491

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