Golden Horn
Golden Horn rises to 2,566 m in Washington. Black Peak stands 2,719 m to the southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Holliway Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Golden Horn is an 8,366-foot (2,550-metre) mountain summit located in Okanogan County in Washington, United States. It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades Range. Golden Horn is situated north of Methow Pass at headwaters of the Methow River, on land administered by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. It ranks as the 101st-highest summit in Washington. The nearest higher neighbor is Tower Mountain, 1.67 miles (2.69 km) to the southeast. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 3,366 feet (1,026 meters) above the West Fork Methow River in one mile (1.6 km). The first ascent of Golden Horn was made by Fred Beckey, Keith Rankin, and Charles Welsh on September 18, 1946.
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Wikidata Q49032226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,566 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 7 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holliway Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Tower Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mount Hardy: 1.8 mi
- Porcupine Peak: 3.7 mi
- Azurite Peak: 3.8 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 8.1 mi
- Nugget Wall: 10.0 mi
- Recess Wall: 10.0 mi
- Prospect Point: 10.1 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 12.0 mi
- Green View Falls: 11.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.9 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 17.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 18.0 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 7.2 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 12.7 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 12.8 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 24.4 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 23.7 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 24.0 mi
- Temple of Power: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Golden Horn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Peak | SW 214° | 2,719 m | 6.7 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,670 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mesahchie Peak | WSW 256° | 2,635 m | 7.0 mi |
| Katsuk Peak | WSW 256° | 2,633 m | 7.4 mi |
| Kimtah Peak | W 261° | 2,596 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | SE 129° | 2,574 m | 1.7 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | SE 126° | 2,552 m | 8.2 mi |
| Big Kangaroo | SE 138° | 2,538 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:20 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:15 | 16:10 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520115 — Golden Horn, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545056
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 12 mi
- Winthrop · 27 mi
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