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Gold Mountain

Gold Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gold Mountain rises to 1,018 m in Washington. Mount Pugh stands 2,195 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Backman County Park, a park 2.3 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Snohomish County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49032192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1018 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.24205, -121.53596

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Backman County Park: 2.3 mi
  • Depot Park: 3.0 mi
  • Old School Park: 3.1 mi
  • Harold Engles Park: 3.2 mi
  • Nels Bruseth Memorial Garden: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Historic sites: 10
  • Fortson Mill: 9.2 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 12.1 mi
  • Oso Slide Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Car Wreak: 17.5 mi
  • Lodge: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Cut Log: 15.4 mi
  • Monte Cristo: 18.9 mi
  • Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Lumberjack Mural: 22.7 mi
  • Falls Mural: 22.8 mi
  • One choice mural.: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 2
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 22.4 mi
  • Granite Falls Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Gold Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PughSE 132°2,195 m10.1 mi
Mount ChavalNE 46°2,175.662 m13.4 mi
White Chuck MountainESE 113°2,130.2 m6.0 mi
Whitehorse MountainWSW 252°2,092 m6.9 mi
Lime MountainE 98°2,064 m14.6 mi
Three FingersSW 235°1,984 m8.6 mi
Bedal PeakSE 145°1,980 m14.6 mi
Breccia PeakSE 127°1,977 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0620:2221:11
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5515:2116:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353842485660666660494035
Precip in12.88.69.35.63.72.91.31.73.48.513.212.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520106 — Gold Mountain, Snohomish County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356545055

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