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Frost Mountain

Frost Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1736 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.06429, -120.99730

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
  • 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
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 8
  • 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
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 7
Springs: 6
  • Lanigan Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Clover Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Lion Rock Springs: 23.4 mi
  • Lion Rock Springs: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 13.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Frost Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nelson RidgeSW 218°2,222.6 m19.9 mi
Nelson ButteSSW 211°2,160 m19.3 mi
Fifes PeaksWSW 248°2,070.5 m16.6 mi
Old Scab MountainSW 221°1,995 m15.7 mi
Goat PeakSW 236°1,943 m15.3 mi
Quartz MountainW 279°1,919 m3.9 mi
Lookout MountainWNW 298°1,880 m7.1 mi
Little Bald MountainSW 216°1,858 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:17
June solstice05:0920:1621:04
September equinox06:5218:2319:03
December solstice07:4815:2616:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238455359676658463528
Precip in3.42.52.71.41.61.10.50.50.92.44.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CLE Elum, 10 mi away.

Sources

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

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