Fifth of July Mountain
Fifth of July Mountain rises to 2,345 m in Washington. Mount Fernow stands 2,821 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rampart Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 19 miles off.
The story
Fifth of July Mountain is a 7,696 ft (2,350 m) mountain summit located in the Entiat Mountains, a sub-range of the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state. Fifth of July Mountain is situated in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher neighbor is Chilly Peak, 3.8 miles (6.1 km) to the north-northwest, and Carne Mountain is set 4 miles (6.4 km) to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into Rock Creek which is a tributary of the Chiwawa River, or east into Cow Creek, a tributary of the Entiat River. This geographical feature was named by surveyor Albert Hale Sylvester for the day he visited it.
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Wikidata Q49028810, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2345 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 18.7 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 27.7 mi off the JCT ALT SR 97 TO SOUTH LAKESHORE RD
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rampart Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Devils Smoke Stack: 1.6 mi
- Old Gib Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Garland Peak: 2.7 mi
- Estes Butte: 3.1 mi
- Bridal Falls: 8.8 mi
- Louis Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- High Pass Falls: 10.4 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 10.6 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 4.0 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 8.8 mi
- Halfway Spring: 12.0 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 12.1 mi
- Handy Spring: 15.9 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 13.6 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 15.1 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 20.9 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Painted Rocks: 18.0 mi
- Grassy Point: 20.2 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 7.0 mi
- Holden Museum: 10.5 mi
- Moore: 14.1 mi
- The Garden: 19.2 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Leavenworth Ziplines: 19.8 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Fifth of July Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Fernow | NNW 339° | 2,821 m | 8.4 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | NNW 335° | 2,750 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Maude | NNW 335° | 2,748 m | 6.8 mi |
| Copper Peak | NNW 342° | 2,671 m | 9.2 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | NW 311° | 2,643 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | ENE 58° | 2,608 m | 7.0 mi |
| Clark Mountain | W 271° | 2,606 m | 10.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,599 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:19 | 16:13 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544905
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 13 mi
- Stevens Pass · 27 mi
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