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Cayuse Mountain

Cayuse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cayuse Mountain rises to 470 m in Washington. Rock Mountain stands 2,430 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitestone Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 5.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018831, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
470 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.75460, -119.54340

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Spectacle Lake West Public Boat Launch: 3.9 mi
  • Spectacle Lake East Water Access Area: 4.1 mi
  • Aeneas Lake Public Access: 5.6 mi
  • History Park: 5.6 mi
  • Chief Tonasket Park: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Ethel Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Smugglers Spring: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Aventurine / Serpentine Rock Collecting Site: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Striding Sasquatch: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Cayuse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock MountainWSW 256°2,429.6 m17.6 mi
Middle Tiffany MountainWSW 253°2,428.3 m17.5 mi
Thunder MountainW 272°2,097 m17.2 mi
Coxit MountainWSW 252°1,955 m14.4 mi
Muckamuck MountainSW 235°1,941.6 m17.4 mi
Tillman MountainWNW 293°1,912 m10.6 mi
Mount PhoebeE 84°1,765 m15.2 mi
Cougar MountainWSW 247°1,697 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3019:11
June solstice04:5620:1621:06
September equinox06:4618:1618:58
December solstice07:4915:1016:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293443515965727161493629

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517521 — Cayuse Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544522

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