Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 2,226 m in Washington. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Slate Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035669, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,226 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 15 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Slate Peak: 0.6 mi
- Little Buffalo Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Old Trail Peak: 1.8 mi
- Buffalo Head: 1.9 mi
- Harts Pass Peak: 2.2 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 7.8 mi
- Nugget Wall: 8.7 mi
- Recess Wall: 8.7 mi
- Prospect Point: 8.7 mi
- Devils Stairway: 12.8 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 3.3 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 13.0 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 18.4 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 20.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 15.7 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- Green View Falls: 21.8 mi
- Monument Spring: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | W 278° | 2,763 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Lago | NE 47° | 2,655 m | 8.3 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,653 m | 4.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | ENE 61° | 2,612 m | 6.7 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | NE 38° | 2,602 m | 10.3 mi |
| Osceola Peak | NE 37° | 2,581 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | S 188° | 2,574 m | 11.1 mi |
| Golden Horn | SSW 196° | 2,566 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:20 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:14 | 16:09 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520632 — Haystack Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545195
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 21 mi
- Winthrop · 29 mi
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