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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP 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
2226 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.74790, -120.67120

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cedar Falls: 15.7 mi
  • John Pierce Waterfall: 18.2 mi
  • Green View Falls: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainW 278°2,763 m13.1 mi
Mount LagoNE 47°2,655 m8.3 mi
Robinson MountainESE 108°2,653 m4.6 mi
Monument PeakENE 61°2,612 m6.7 mi
Ptarmigan PeakNE 38°2,602 m10.3 mi
Osceola PeakNE 37°2,581 m7.2 mi
Tower MountainS 188°2,574 m11.1 mi
Golden HornSSW 196°2,566 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:16
June solstice05:0020:2021:10
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5415:1416:09

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232836455562706959453222
Precip in3.62.42.01.01.11.00.60.50.82.13.84.1

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

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