Kyes Peak
Kyes Peak rises to 2,220 m in Washington. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the north, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Monte Cristo Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Kyes Peak, which is also known as "Goblin Peak", is a mountain peak located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in Washington, United States. Kyes Peak rises to over 7,280 feet (2,220 m). Together with Columbia Peak and Monte Cristo Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake. It is the highest summit in the Monte Cristo group of peaks. Kyes Peak was once mapped as Goblin Peak, and in earlier times was known by miners and the United States Forest Service as Mount Michigan. The name Kyes comes from a member of the first climbing party, Commander James Ellsworth Kyes. Along with Reginald Bachelder, Kyes climbed the mountain on August 15, 1920. Both were members of the Everett Boy Scouts at the time. It is uncommon for a Washington Cascades mountain to be named after a person who climbed it. The USGS agreed to posthumously rename the mountain in recognition for Kyes' sacrifice commanding a destroyer in the Battle of the Atlantic. An earlier ascent of the peak was probably made by Thomas Gerdine of the USGS in 1897.
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Wikidata Q6450917, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,220 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Valley Overlook · 17 mi
- View of Baring Mountain · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monte Cristo Peak: 0.6 mi
- Columbia Peak: 1.3 mi
- Goblin Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Wilmans Peaks: 1.5 mi
- Cadet Peak: 1.6 mi
- Pride Basin Falls: 1.1 mi
- Pride Glacier Falls: 1.2 mi
- Blanca Lake Falls: 2.4 mi
- Weeping Wall Falls: 3.2 mi
- Deer Falls: 3.4 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 14.6 mi
- Baring Community Park: 15.1 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Reiter Foothills Park: 16.5 mi
- Wallace Falls State Park Campground: 17.4 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 2.9 mi
- Lodge: 3.1 mi
- Bus: 5.5 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 7.9 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 11.0 mi
- Moai: 14.1 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 14.2 mi
- Index Town Wall: 14.2 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 15.2 mi
- Grassy Point: 18.5 mi
- Monte Cristo: 3.1 mi
- Wellington: 17.9 mi
- Alpine: 18.1 mi
- Scenic: 19.3 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 5.2 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 12.2 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 12.5 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 12.9 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 23.1 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 23.7 mi
- Monte Cristo: 3.1 mi
- Caboose: 19.2 mi
- Cut Log: 22.5 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 17.7 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 17.7 mi
- Soda Spring: 18.4 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 21.1 mi
- Normandy Beach: 19.0 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Sultan Materials: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Kyes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Peak | N 357° | 2,388 m | 5.3 mi |
| Cadet Peak | NNW 333° | 2,191 m | 1.6 mi |
| North Cadet Peak | NNW 337° | 2,182 m | 1.9 mi |
| Columbia Peak | W 260° | 2,175 m | 1.3 mi |
| Monte Cristo Peak | NW 321° | 2,140 m | 0.6 mi |
| Painted Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,106 m | 8.4 mi |
| Wilmans Peaks | WNW 289° | 2,098 m | 1.5 mi |
| Foggy Peak | NNW 327° | 2,076 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545500
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 18 mi
- Stevens Pass · 19 mi
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