Cathedral Peak
Cathedral Peak rises to 2,622 m in Washington. Remmel Mountain stands 2,636 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pope, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 29 miles off.
The story
Cathedral Peak is an 8,606-foot (2,623-metre) mountain summit located in Okanogan County in Washington state. It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades. The mountain is situated in the Pasayten Wilderness, on land administered by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Grimface Mountain, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) to the north in Cathedral Provincial Park in Canada. The Pacific Northwest Trail traverses below the south slope of Cathedral Peak as it crosses Cathedral Pass. Less than a mile to the opposite side of the pass stands Amphitheater Mountain. Precipitation runoff from Cathedral Peak drains west into Cathedral Fork, or east into Cathedral Creek.
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Wikidata Q49018710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,622 m
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Pope: 0.6 mi
- Amphitheater Mountain: 1.0 mi
- The Deacon: 1.2 mi
- Rambo: 1.5 mi
- Mount Ewart: 1.6 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 14.9 mi
- Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 17.1 mi
- Monument Spring: 20.6 mi
- Nighthawk: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Cathedral Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remmel Mountain | S 184° | 2,636 m | 4.6 mi |
| Grimface Mountain | N 3° | 2,635 m | 2.6 mi |
| Matriarch Mountain | N 9° | 2,610 m | 2.3 mi |
| Macabre Tower | N 7° | 2,596 m | 2.4 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,586 m | 15.1 mi |
| Big Craggy Peak | SSW 202° | 2,575 m | 16.9 mi |
| The Deacon | N 360° | 2,553 m | 1.2 mi |
| Amphitheater Mountain | S 189° | 2,548 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:32 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 16:11 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517498 — Cathedral Peak, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544512
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