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Le Conte Mountain

Le Conte Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Le Conte Mountain rises to 2,359 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the northeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 17 miles off.

The story

Le Conte Mountain is a 7,762-foot-elevation (2,366-meter) summit located on the shared boundary of Skagit County and Chelan County in Washington state. It is positioned on the crest of the North Cascades Range, and is set within the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Le Conte Mountain is situated on the shared border of Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Access to the peak is via the Ptarmigan Traverse. The nearest higher neighbor is Sentinel Peak, 1.87 miles (3.01 km) to the south-southeast, and Spider Mountain is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) to the northeast. The Le Conte Glacier and South Cascade Glacier lie to the south of the peak. Precipitation runoff on the east side the mountain drains into Flat Creek which is a tributary of the Stehekin River, while precipitation drains into headwaters of the South Fork Cascade River from the west side. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises nearly 2,500 feet (760 meters) above South Cascade Lake in less than one-half mile, and the northeast aspect rises 3,200 feet above Flat Creek in one mile.

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Wikidata Q49043764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2359 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.37939, -121.06197

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 15
  • Green View Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Greenwood Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Crown Point Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Lyman Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 16.8 mi
Parks: 5
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
  • Pressentin County Park: 19.8 mi
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 23.4 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 13.2 mi
  • North Cascading: 20.5 mi
  • Gilbert Ghost Town: 23.5 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 23.5 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Le Conte Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goode MountainNE 44°2,812 m10.0 mi
Buckner MountainNNE 20°2,779 m8.4 mi
Mount LoganNNE 25°2,724 m12.0 mi
Dome PeakSSE 164°2,719 m5.4 mi
Boston PeakN 8°2,711 m8.1 mi
Eldorado PeakNNW 343°2,703 m11.4 mi
Forbidden PeakN 1°2,687 m9.1 mi
Sahale MountainN 8°2,646 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0420:2121:10
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5415:1816:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545600

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