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Hoodoo Peak

Hoodoo Peak, a peak in Washington
Hoodoo Peak, a peak in Washingtonbrewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hoodoo Peak, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hoodoo Peak, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hoodoo Peak, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hoodoo Peak, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hoodoo Peak, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 10 miles off.

About

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2571 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.25181, -120.34259

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • 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
  • Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 12.4 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Native Plant Gardens: 12.7 mi
  • The Garden: 16.2 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakWNW 303°2,665 m4.5 mi
Star PeakW 269°2,644 m3.9 mi
Mount BigelowSSW 193°2,574 m2.4 mi
Martin PeakS 185°2,545 m4.4 mi
Reynolds PeakNW 310°2,545 m13.4 mi
Switchback MountainS 188°2,536 m5.3 mi
Courtney PeakW 278°2,535 m4.7 mi
Pyramid MountainSW 221°2,518 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0120:1721:06
September equinox06:4918:2019:01
December solstice07:5015:1616:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232838475561686859463322
Precip in2.11.31.20.81.11.10.70.40.41.42.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 17 mi away.

Sources

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

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