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Lexington Tower

Lexington Tower, a peak in Washington
Lexington Tower, a peak in WashingtonU.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region · Public domain

Lexington Tower rises to 2,304 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the east, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Concord Tower, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

Lexington Tower is a 7,560-foot-elevation (2,304-meter) granite pinnacle located in the North Cascades, approximately one mile south of Washington Pass along the North Cascades Highway. It is set within the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest, on the shared border of Okanogan County and Chelan County in the state of Washington. Lexington Tower is part of the iconic Liberty Bell Group, a group of spires which also includes Liberty Bell Mountain, Concord Tower, and the Early Winters Spires. Precipitation runoff from Lexington Tower drains west into State Creek and east into Early Winters Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,500 feet (760 meters) above Early Winters Creek in approximately one-half mile.

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Wikidata Q30124071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2304 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.51424, -120.65749

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cedar Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Green View Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 21.9 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Parks: 6
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 19.3 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 21.6 mi
  • Confluence Park: 21.8 mi
  • Homestream Park: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 13.2 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Lexington Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Gardner MountainE 89°2,730 m7.1 mi
Black PeakW 275°2,719 m7.2 mi
Gardner MountainE 94°2,712 m7.8 mi
Silver Star MountainNE 55°2,670 m4.1 mi
Tower MountainNNW 338°2,574 m5.6 mi
Golden HornNNW 331°2,566 m7.1 mi
Big SnagtoothENE 67°2,552 m3.4 mi
Big KangarooE 79°2,538 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:16
June solstice05:0120:1921:09
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5315:1616:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12040414409

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