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Fire Mountain

Fire Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Fire Mountain rises to 1,970 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Snohomish County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028942, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1970 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.16709, -121.19390

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
Parks: 8
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Backman County Park: 18.4 mi
  • Depot Park: 19.6 mi
  • Old School Park: 19.7 mi
  • Harold Engles Park: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 9.4 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 9.9 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 15.5 mi
  • Lodge: 15.6 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 16.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Soda Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bear Creek Site: 22.7 mi
  • Nighthawk Site: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Fire Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakSE 136°3,214 m5.3 mi
Disappointment PeakSE 139°2,970 m5.7 mi
Sitkum SpireSE 140°2,851 m4.9 mi
Dome PeakNE 39°2,719 m12.1 mi
Fortress MountainE 92°2,643 m12.0 mi
Sinister PeakNE 43°2,569 m12.5 mi
Luahna PeakSE 127°2,560 m12.1 mi
Chalangin PeakSE 127°2,548 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:18
June solstice05:0520:2021:09
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5315:2016:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544919

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