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Johnson Mountain

Johnson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Johnson Mountain rises to 2,034 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is June Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 16 miles off.

The story

Johnson Mountain is a 6,721-foot (2,049-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state. The mountain is situated in eastern Snohomish County, in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher peak is White Mountain, 3.3 mi (5.3 km) to the northeast, along with Indian Head Peak 3.38 mi (5.44 km) to the east. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Sauk River. The mountain's name honors Mackinaw Johnson, a prospector who had a cabin in the vicinity.

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Wikidata Q49040082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2034 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.99498, -121.17327

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 38
Historic sites: 8
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 2.6 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 10.0 mi
  • Lodge: 10.2 mi
  • Bus: 13.2 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Grassy Point: 13.9 mi
  • Moai: 21.3 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 21.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 21.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 21.5 mi
Parks: 7
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 21.1 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 21.2 mi
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 21.6 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 21.6 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 21.6 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 21.6 mi
  • Holden Museum: 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Soda Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Bear Creek Site: 19.6 mi
  • Nighthawk Site: 19.9 mi
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Johnson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakNNE 19°3,214 m8.5 mi
Disappointment PeakNNE 20°2,970 m8.1 mi
Sitkum SpireNNE 15°2,851 m8.5 mi
Luahna PeakENE 62°2,560 m9.8 mi
Chalangin PeakENE 60°2,548 m9.6 mi
Kennedy PeakNNE 13°2,518 m9.7 mi
Tenpeak MountainNE 48°2,505 m8.6 mi
Kololo Peak-EastNE 38°2,498.5 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:18
June solstice05:0620:2021:09
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5315:2116:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348999765

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