Hoodoo Peak
Hoodoo Peak rises to 2,571 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the west-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Ridge, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 10 miles off.
The story
Hoodoo Peak is a 8,475-foot (2,583-metre) mountain summit located in the Methow Mountains which are a sub-range of the North Cascades in Washington state. It is protected by the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness within the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Hoodoo Peak ranks as the 71st-highest summit in the state. The nearest higher neighbor is Raven Ridge, 0.93 miles (1.50 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff on the west side of the mountain drains into Buttermilk Creek, whereas the east side of the mountain drains into Libby Creek.
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Wikidata Q49036987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,571 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raven Ridge: 1.1 mi
- Spirit Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Spirit Peak: 1.9 mi
- Mount Bigelow: 2.4 mi
- Mission Peak: 3.3 mi
- Bendtsen Public Access: 10.3 mi
- Carlton Swimming Hole: 10.3 mi
- Twisp Commons Park: 12.7 mi
- Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 12.8 mi
- Maves Memorial Park: 12.8 mi
- Domke Falls: 11.1 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.6 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 18.3 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 19.4 mi
- Handy Spring: 19.1 mi
- Halfway Spring: 21.3 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 21.3 mi
- Bonnie Merrit Spring: 24.2 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 24.3 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Painted Rocks: 15.5 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 19.6 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 22.6 mi
- Entro: 12.7 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 17.0 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 17.2 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 12.4 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 13.1 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 12.4 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 17.4 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 12.7 mi
- Holden Museum: 20.1 mi
- Moore: 12.6 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Hoodoo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Peak | WNW 303° | 2,665 m | 4.5 mi |
| Star Peak | W 269° | 2,644 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | SSW 193° | 2,574 m | 2.4 mi |
| Martin Peak | S 185° | 2,545 m | 4.4 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | NW 310° | 2,545 m | 13.4 mi |
| Switchback Mountain | S 188° | 2,536 m | 5.3 mi |
| Courtney Peak | W 278° | 2,535 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | SW 221° | 2,518 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:17 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:16 | 16:10 |
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 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520896 — Hoodoo Peak, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545244
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 17 mi
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