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Island Mountain

Island Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Island Mountain rises to 1,317 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetgrass Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49039242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,317 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.65709, -120.26565

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 12.9 mi
  • Confluence Park: 13.0 mi
  • Homestream Park: 13.4 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 13.6 mi
  • Heckendorn Park: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cedar Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Bighorn Falls: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 20.9 mi
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 21.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Island Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Gardner MountainSW2,730 m14.6 mi
Gardner MountainSW2,712 m14.5 mi
Robinson MountainWNW2,653 m14.9 mi
Monument PeakNW2,612 m15.8 mi
Big Craggy PeakNNW2,575 m7.8 mi
Lost PeakNW2,552 m13.9 mi
Lake MountainNW2,525 m14.1 mi
Tiffany MountainE2,512 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3219:14
June solstice04:5920:1821:08
September equinox06:4818:1919:01
December solstice07:5215:1316:08

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545330

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