Frost Mountain
Frost Mountain rises to 1,736 m in Washington. Nelson Ridge stands 2,223 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mole Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,736 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 24.0 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Echo Point · 24 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 26 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mole Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Taneum Point: 5.4 mi
- Cle Elum Point: 6.2 mi
- Peoh Point: 6.5 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 7.7 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 8.2 mi
- South Cle Elum Fireman Park: 8.5 mi
- Washington State Horse Park: 8.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- The Roundhouse: 8.4 mi
- Cascade Rail Foundation South Cle Elum Station: 8.4 mi
- Stoves Drug Store (Mus Pharmacy) Historic Marker: 9.4 mi
- Pardini's Shoe Repair Historic Marker: 9.4 mi
- McGinnis General Merchandise Historic Marker: 9.4 mi
- South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 8.4 mi
- Telephone Museum: 9.5 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 9.6 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Clymer Art Museum: 21.7 mi
- Harmonize: 21.7 mi
- Ellensburg Bull: 21.7 mi
- Washoe Statue: 21.7 mi
- Dick and Jane's Spot: 21.8 mi
- Cascade Cradle: 21.9 mi
- Marshall W. Mayberry Arboretum: 21.8 mi
- Ellensburg Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden: 21.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 21.9 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Lanigan Spring: 10.9 mi
- Clover Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 18.1 mi
- Lion Rock Springs: 23.4 mi
- Cougar Spring: 23.5 mi
- Union Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- North Fork Union Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- Umtanum Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Snowshed Falls: 21.3 mi
- Bumping River Falls: 24.1 mi
- Osborn Point: 5.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 6.6 mi
- Moon Rocks: 25.0 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 7.7 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 9.7 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 9.8 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 11.0 mi
- Easton Ponds: 14.2 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 19.0 mi
- KBHR Set: 11.0 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 18.3 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 22.4 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 13.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Frost Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Ridge | SW 218° | 2,223 m | 19.9 mi |
| Nelson Butte | SSW 211° | 2,160 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fifes Peaks | WSW 248° | 2,071 m | 16.6 mi |
| Old Scab Mountain | SW 221° | 1,995 m | 15.7 mi |
| Timberwolf Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,943 m | 21.8 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | W 279° | 1,919 m | 3.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,880 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 216° | 1,858 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:26 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CLE Elum, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1519834 — Frost Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544989
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 30 mi
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