Hock Mountain
Hock Mountain rises to 2,306 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the east-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Twisp Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Hock Mountain is a 7,750-foot-elevation (2,360-meter) summit located in the Methow Mountains which are a subset of the North Cascades in Washington state. It is situated on the triple-shared boundary of North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, as well as the shared border between Chelan County and Okanogan County. Additionally, it lies one mile southwest of Twisp Mountain, and 2.24 miles (3.60 km) due south of Stiletto Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. The north face is steep, granitic rock, but the west slope is more moderate, allowing a scramble ascent. Precipitation runoff from the north and west sides of Hock drains to the Stehekin River via Bridge Creek, whereas the south and east sides of the mountain drain into the South Fork Twisp River.
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Wikidata Q30126601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,306 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 5 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twisp Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Banshee Peak: 1.6 mi
- Mystery Tarn Peak: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Butte: 2.0 mi
- Rainbow Ridge-East Peak: 2.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.6 mi
- Green View Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.3 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 17.5 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 17.8 mi
- Painted Rocks: 10.1 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 14.7 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Prospect Point: 15.8 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 19.4 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 22.0 mi
- Confluence Park: 22.2 mi
- Homestream Park: 22.5 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 4.8 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 15.4 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 17.2 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 22.8 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 22.2 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 22.4 mi
- Holden Museum: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Hock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | ENE 60° | 2,730 m | 8.8 mi |
| Black Peak | NW 306° | 2,719 m | 8.4 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,712 m | 9.1 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,670 m | 7.7 mi |
| Tower Mountain | N 350° | 2,574 m | 9.6 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | NNE 32° | 2,552 m | 6.8 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | SE 138° | 2,545 m | 6.9 mi |
| Big Kangaroo | NNE 26° | 2,538 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:16 | 16:11 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520827 — Hock Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545227
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 11 mi
- Winthrop · 22 mi
- North Cascades · 28 mi
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