Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain rises to 2,147 m in Washington. Mount Daniel stands 2,409 m to the west-southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Trico Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 9.5 miles off. 205 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Granite Mountain is a 7,144-foot (2,177-metre) double summit mountain located 11.5 mi (18.5 km) south of Stevens Pass on the common border of Kittitas County and Chelan County in Washington state. It's part of the Wenatchee Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range, and is situated 19 mi (31 km) west of Leavenworth in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Granite Mountain is the highest point on the Hyas Lake-French Creek divide with precipitation runoff from the mountain draining west into Cle Elum River, or east into French Creek, a tributary of Icicle Creek. Its subsidiary 7,080-ft South Peak is positioned half a mile to the south-southeast, the nearest higher neighbor is The Cradle, 3 mi (4.8 km) to the southeast, and Mac Peak is set 3.6 mi (5.8 km) to the north-northwest. The Pacific Crest Trail skirts below the western base this peak.
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Wikidata Q21170299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,147 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 18.6 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 10 mi
- Mount Margaret · 18 mi
- Peshastin Lookout · 22 mi
205 named places within 25 miles
- Trico Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 2.8 mi
- Junggeselle Peak: 2.8 mi
- The Cradle: 3.0 mi
- Mac Peak: 3.6 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 4.4 mi
- Angeline Falls: 10.3 mi
- Deception Falls: 10.4 mi
- Upper Foss River Falls: 10.5 mi
- Lower Foss River Falls: 10.6 mi
- Spineless Prow: 13.2 mi
- Little Italy: 14.2 mi
- Bambino: 14.2 mi
- Stones Throw: 15.5 mi
- Veteran's Club: 15.5 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 8.6 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 15.4 mi
- Der Ritter: 19.6 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 21.0 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 21.2 mi
- Caboose: 9.6 mi
- Tubing Park: 19.1 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 19.4 mi
- Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 19.4 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 19.4 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 15.0 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 15.3 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 15.5 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 19.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 17.9 mi
- Shore Street River Access: 19.7 mi
- Deer Beach: 19.8 mi
- Rafters Beach: 19.8 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 19.9 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 19.1 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 19.1 mi
- Watershed Bell: 19.2 mi
- Icicles: 19.2 mi
- Granite Salmon: 19.2 mi
- Scenic: 9.5 mi
- Alpine: 11.3 mi
- Wellington: 11.7 mi
- Rockdale: 21.4 mi
- Blewett: 22.9 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 15.3 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 15.3 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 18.6 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 20.0 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 20.0 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 21.0 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 24.3 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 20.3 mi
- Easton Ponds: 24.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 20.0 mi
- Culver Springs: 22.1 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 23.7 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 19.9 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | WSW 252° | 2,409 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Hinman | W 261° | 2,284 m | 5.7 mi |
| The Cradle | ESE 117° | 2,276 m | 3.0 mi |
| Grindstone Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,250 m | 9.1 mi |
| Summit Chief Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,228 m | 9.2 mi |
| Dip Top Peak | W 272° | 2,222 m | 4.3 mi |
| Little Big Chief Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,202 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bears Breast Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,194 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:23 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520227 — Granite Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545078
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 11 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 19 mi
- Leavenworth · 20 mi
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