Grindstone Mountain
Grindstone Mountain rises to 2,250 m in Washington. Mount Stuart stands 2,871 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Horn, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Grindstone Mountain is a 7,533-foot (2,296-metre) mountain summit located in the Icicle Creek Valley in Chelan County of Washington state. Grindstone Mountain is situated 12 mi (19 km) west of Leavenworth, within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Grindstone Mountain is the seventh-highest peak in the Chiwaukum Mountains, a subset of the Cascade Range. Its nearest higher neighbor is Ladies Peak, 2.2 mi (3.5 km) to the north-northwest, and Cape Horn is set 1.4 mi (2.3 km) to the north. Precipitation runoff from Grindstone drains into Icicle Creek, which is a tributary of the Wenatchee River. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since Grindstone rises 4,700 feet above Icicle Creek Valley in less than two miles. Grindstone Mountain was named by Albert Hale Sylvester in association with Grindstone Creek, which flows from Sylvester Lake on this mountain's southwest slope. Sylvester found a small grindstone which had fallen from a pack horse fording the creek.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49033954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2250 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 8.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 8.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 15.2 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 14 mi
- Peshastin Lookout · 14 mi
- Echo Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cape Horn: 1.4 mi
- Frigid Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Ladies Peak: 2.2 mi
- Big Lou: 2.6 mi
- Big Lou Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Drury Falls: 7.8 mi
- Viviane Falls: 12.4 mi
- Upper Snow Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 13.3 mi
- Deception Falls: 14.1 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 11.6 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 11.7 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 11.8 mi
- Maibaum: 12.0 mi
- Willkommen in Leavenworth: 12.0 mi
- Bambino: 7.5 mi
- Little Italy: 7.5 mi
- Veteran's Club: 9.2 mi
- Stones Throw: 9.2 mi
- Icicle Buttress: 9.7 mi
- Lions Club Park: 11.9 mi
- Front Street Park: 12.0 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 20.9 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 21.4 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 21.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 10.3 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 12.0 mi
- Deer Beach: 12.0 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 12.1 mi
- Rafters Beach: 12.1 mi
- The Storyteller: 12.0 mi
- Die Bergfreunde Fountain: 12.1 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 12.2 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 12.2 mi
- Watershed Bell: 12.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 15.5 mi
- Culver Springs: 18.5 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 18.7 mi
- Mud Spring: 19.3 mi
- Medicine Spring: 19.6 mi
- Der Ritter: 11.8 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 16.0 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 16.8 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 17.5 mi
- Blewett Stamp Mill: 18.8 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 12.0 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 12.0 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 21.3 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 21.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 21.4 mi
- Wellington: 12.3 mi
- Scenic: 12.4 mi
- Alpine: 16.0 mi
- Blewett: 18.9 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 13.4 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 19.4 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 11.6 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Grindstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stuart | S 177° | 2,871 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,637 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cashmere Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,595 m | 6.2 mi |
| Colchuck Balanced Rock | SSE 156° | 2,500 m | 11.0 mi |
| Big Chiwaukum | NNW 348° | 2,463 m | 4.6 mi |
| Eightmile Mountain | S 174° | 2,437.2 m | 7.3 mi |
| Snowgrass Mountain | NNW 344° | 2,436.2 m | 3.4 mi |
| Point 7804 | N 350° | 2,379 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348974969
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 11 mi
- Leavenworth · 12 mi
- Cashmere · 22 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 28 mi
Take the scenic way to Grindstone Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.