Elephant Rock
Elephant Rock rises to 341 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 341 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lucerne Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Flora Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 3.9 mi
- Domke Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 5.3 mi
- Domke Falls: 5.7 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 6.4 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 8.9 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Bendtsen Public Access: 22.9 mi
- Carlton Swimming Hole: 23.3 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 23.9 mi
- Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 24.9 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 12.9 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 16.6 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 16.7 mi
- Halfway Spring: 18.6 mi
- Handy Spring: 19.6 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Painted Rocks: 5.9 mi
- Grassy Point: 23.1 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 16.3 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 16.7 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 24.7 mi
- Moore: 0.7 mi
- Holden Museum: 7.1 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Elephant Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | W 275° | 2,900 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Fernow | WSW 243° | 2,821 m | 9.5 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | WSW 240° | 2,750 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Maude | SW 234° | 2,748 m | 10.3 mi |
| Copper Peak | WSW 247° | 2,671 m | 9.0 mi |
| Oval Peak | ENE 65° | 2,665 m | 10.1 mi |
| Star Peak | E 79° | 2,644 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | S 177° | 2,608 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:17 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1529896 — Elephant Rock, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348974333
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 19 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 22 mi
- Winthrop · 27 mi
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