Flora Mountain
Flora Mountain rises to 2,457 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 18 miles off.
The story
Flora Mountain is a mountain summit in Washington in the Cascade Range in Washington state near the shores of Lake Chelan and 24 miles (39 km) south of the Canada–US border in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. It has been described as a "desolate pile of loose gneiss."
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Wikidata Q5460338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2457 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 17.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 26.2 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Rock: 1.0 mi
- Riddle Peaks: 2.2 mi
- Lucerne Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Elephant Rock: 3.6 mi
- Devore Peak: 3.9 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 3.4 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 4.1 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.9 mi
- Domke Falls: 9.0 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 12.1 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 14.1 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 18.7 mi
- Halfway Spring: 21.0 mi
- Handy Spring: 22.5 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Painted Rocks: 4.4 mi
- Grassy Point: 20.0 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 13.6 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 16.0 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Moore: 3.7 mi
- Holden Museum: 4.7 mi
- The Garden: 5.6 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Flora Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | W 267° | 2,900 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Fernow | SW 222° | 2,821 m | 7.6 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | SW 220° | 2,750 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Maude | SW 214° | 2,748 m | 8.9 mi |
| Copper Peak | SW 226° | 2,671 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | SSE 158° | 2,608 m | 10.5 mi |
| Dark Peak | W 275° | 2,591 m | 8.6 mi |
| Chiwawa Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,576 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:17 | 16:12 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544940
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 17 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 19 mi
- Winthrop · 29 mi
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