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Fox Peak

Fox Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Fox Peak rises to 1,876 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ski Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1876 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.08819, -120.23231

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
  • McFarland Water Access: 9.1 mi
  • Swaram Water Access: 9.8 mi
  • Bendtsen Public Access: 10.1 mi
  • Burma Road Water Access Area: 10.6 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 12.1 mi
Springs: 20
Waterfalls: 7
Artworks: 7
Historic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 4
  • Wells Dam Overlook Interpretive Center: 19.0 mi
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 19.6 mi
  • Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Lake Shores: 19.6 mi
  • Jet Skis Galore: 19.6 mi
  • Chelan Parasail: 19.7 mi
  • Tunnel Zip Lines: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Fox Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakNNW 327°2,665 m16.3 mi
Star PeakNW 321°2,644 m14.4 mi
Mount BigelowNNW 328°2,574 m10.6 mi
Hoodoo PeakNNW 336°2,571 m12.4 mi
Martin PeakNW 322°2,545 m8.8 mi
Switchback MountainNW 316°2,536 m8.4 mi
Courtney PeakNW 321°2,535 m15.4 mi
Pyramid MountainW 268°2,518 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0220:1621:05
September equinox06:4818:2019:01
December solstice07:4915:1716:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242516066737263503727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Methow 2 S, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1519760 — Fox Peak, Chelan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544964

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