Kitling Peak
Kitling Peak rises to 2,440 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the south-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is New Morning Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Kitling Peak is an 8,003-foot (2,439-metre) mountain summit in the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located one mile northwest of Easy Pass on the borders of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and North Cascades National Park. Kitling Peak is situated at the east end of Ragged Ridge. Other peaks on Ragged Ridge include Mesahchie Peak, Kimtah Peak, Katsuk Peak, and Graybeard Peak. The nearest higher peak is Mesahchie Peak, 0.95 miles (1.53 km) to the south. The Mesahchie Glacier on Kitling's northwest slope forms the headwaters of Panther Creek. Precipitation runoff on the east side of the mountain drains into Ross Lake via Granite Creek, whereas the west side of the peak drains into Diablo Lake via Panther Creek and Fisher Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,000 feet (910 meters) above Fisher Creek in one mile (1.6 km) and the northeast slope rises 3,400 feet (1,000 meters) above Kitling Creek in 0.75 mile (1.2 km). The mountain's name "Kitling" derives from Chinook Jargon "ketling" which means kettle. The mountain takes its name from Kitling Lake which is one mile north of the peak. The toponym was officially adopted in 1969 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49041939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2440 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 2.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 10 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New Morning Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mesahchie Peak: 1.1 mi
- Katsuk Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Arriva: 2.3 mi
- Kimtah Peak: 2.5 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 6.2 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 13.9 mi
- Nugget Wall: 15.9 mi
- Recess Wall: 15.9 mi
- Prospect Point: 15.9 mi
- Green View Falls: 8.1 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Cedar Falls: 17.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 18.0 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 11.7 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 16.0 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 18.6 mi
- North Cascading: 23.7 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 24.6 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 24.9 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 18.1 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 18.7 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 18.9 mi
- Temple of Power: 18.9 mi
- The Garden: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Kitling Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,812 m | 7.3 mi |
| Buckner Mountain | SW 227° | 2,779 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Logan | SW 235° | 2,724 m | 5.4 mi |
| Black Peak | SSE 155° | 2,719 m | 4.5 mi |
| Boston Peak | SW 234° | 2,711 m | 10.2 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | WSW 242° | 2,687 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | SW 233° | 2,646 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mesahchie Peak | WSW 257° | 2,635 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:20 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:16 | 16:11 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ross DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1521706 — Kitling Peak, Skagit County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545472
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 7 mi
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