Horseshoe Peak
Horseshoe Peak rises to 2,585 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the east, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckner Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,585 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 15 mi
- Washington Pass Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckner Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Boston Peak: 1.3 mi
- Sahale Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sharkfin Tower: 1.6 mi
- Booker Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Green View Falls: 5.9 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.6 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 17.4 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 18.5 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 19.1 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 19.4 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 19.6 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 6.0 mi
- Painted Rocks: 20.3 mi
- Grassy Point: 21.5 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 22.7 mi
- Nugget Wall: 24.7 mi
- North Cascading: 18.1 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 20.6 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 20.6 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 20.9 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 19.3 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 19.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 24.4 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 16.4 mi
- Holden Museum: 23.1 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 16.5 mi
- Temple of Power: 16.5 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Horseshoe Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Mountain | E 100° | 2,812 m | 4.5 mi |
| Buckner Mountain | E 91° | 2,779 m | 0.4 mi |
| Mount Logan | NE 40° | 2,724 m | 3.9 mi |
| Black Peak | ENE 77° | 2,719 m | 9.0 mi |
| Boston Peak | W 273° | 2,711 m | 1.3 mi |
| Eldorado Peak | WNW 297° | 2,703 m | 6.5 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | WNW 297° | 2,687 m | 2.6 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | W 262° | 2,646 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:17 | 16:12 |
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, 16 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545255
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 4 mi
- North Cascades · 27 mi
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