Peak · Washington

Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 1,880 m in Washington. Norse Peak stands 2,090 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Clifty, a peak 1.7 miles away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 6.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Kittitas County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1880 m

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Coordinates47.11234, -121.13009

6.4 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
6.4 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
6.4 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
8.6 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Mount Clifty: 1.7 mi
Hicks Butte: 2.7 mi
Quartz Mountain: 3.6 mi
Mole Mountain: 4.6 mi
Cole Butte: 6.2 mi

Parks22

Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 6.0 mi
Lavender Lake Access Area: 7.4 mi
Washington State Horse Park: 8.7 mi
Dawson Park: 9.4 mi
South Cle Elum Fireman Park: 9.6 mi

Historic sites16

Liberty Landing: 7.3 mi
Cascade Rail Foundation South Cle Elum Station: 9.5 mi
The Roundhouse: 9.5 mi
Douglas A. Munro: 9.9 mi
Coal Miners Memorial: 10.0 mi

Waterfalls11

Snowshed Falls: 14.6 mi
North Fork Union Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
Union Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
Snoquera Falls: 20.5 mi
Dalles Creek Falls Upper: 20.7 mi

Ghost towns6

Martin: 14.5 mi
Weston: 14.7 mi
Lester: 18.4 mi
Hot Springs: 20.6 mi
Nagrom: 23.5 mi

Museums4

South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 9.5 mi
Roslyn Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
Carpenter Museum: 10.6 mi
Telephone Museum: 10.8 mi

Attractions4

KBHR Set: 10.0 mi
Hex Mountain Trailhead: 12.5 mi
Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 23.5 mi
Tubing Park: 24.3 mi

Cliffs4

Osborn Point: 10.7 mi
Devils Slide: 11.7 mi
The Dalles: 21.0 mi
The Palisades: 24.9 mi

Picnic sites4

Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Corral Pass Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Rockdale Picnic Area: 24.5 mi

Nature reserves3

Rest areas3

Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 9.7 mi
Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 13.7 mi
Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 13.9 mi

Springs3

Lanigan Spring: 12.9 mi
Clover Spring: 16.9 mi
Rattlesnake Spring: 21.5 mi

Beaches1

Speelyi Beach: 10.1 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Norse Peak	SW 235°	2,090 m	18.6 mi
Fifes Peaks	SW 223°	2,070.5 m	13.2 mi
Old Scab Mountain	SSW 195°	1,995 m	15.6 mi
Goat Peak	SSW 208°	1,943 m	13.5 mi
Kahuna Peak	WSW 239°	1,921 m	18.7 mi
Quartz Mountain	SE 138°	1,919 m	3.6 mi
Castle Mountain	WSW 242°	1,897 m	17.9 mi
Mutton Mountain	WSW 251°	1,876.3 m	17.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:08	18:37	19:17
June solstice	05:10	20:17	21:04
September equinox	06:52	18:24	19:04
December solstice	07:49	15:26	16:18

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	30	33	37	43	50	56	63	63	56	46	36	30
Precip in	8.1	5.8	4.9	3.4	2.2	1.8	0.7	0.9	1.9	4.9	7.8	7.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Easton, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545702

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