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Colquhoun Peak

Colquhoun Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Colquhoun Peak rises to 1,568 m in Washington. Dege Peak stands 2,135 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Creek SnoPark, a park 1.1 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

Colquhoun Peak is a 5,173-foot-elevation (1,577-meter) mountain summit located in the southeast corner of King County in Washington state. It is set on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It is situated 3.1 mi (5.0 km) southeast of Kelly Butte and three miles west of the crest of the Cascade Range. Precipitation runoff from Colquhoun Peak drains into tributaries of the Greenwater River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 2,800 feet (850 meters) above the river in 1.5 mile. It once hosted a fire lookout tower.

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Wikidata Q49021526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1568 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.12900, -121.46148

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 45
Parks: 27
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 1.1 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 16.2 mi
  • Lavender Lake Access Area: 16.8 mi
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 18.4 mi
  • Speelyi Beach: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Tubing Park: 19.5 mi
  • The Trident: 19.7 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 19.8 mi
  • Hex Mountain Trailhead: 20.4 mi
  • KBHR Set: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 10.6 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 4
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 20.3 mi
  • Roslyn Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
  • South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 24.0 mi
  • Carpenter Museum: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Clover Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 20.2 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Colquhoun Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dege PeakSSW 206°2,135.4 m16.2 mi
Silver KingS 188°2,133 m14.9 mi
Silver QueenS 188°2,129 m14.0 mi
Chinook PeakS 188°2,104.3 m16.2 mi
Marcus PeakSSW 208°2,092 m14.9 mi
The ThroneS 188°2,091.2 m14.6 mi
Norse PeakS 178°2,090 m11.9 mi
Three Way PeakS 186°2,071.4 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:1120:1821:06
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:5015:2716:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293035394652596055443428
Precip in11.77.98.86.54.73.31.31.63.99.013.712.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544611

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