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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. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Kittitas County, Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49046688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,880 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.11234, -121.13009

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • 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 sites: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • 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 towns: 5
Museums: 4
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 3
Springs: 3
  • Lanigan Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Clover Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 10.1 mi

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Norse PeakSW2,090 m18.6 mi
Fifes PeaksSW2,071 m13.2 mi
Old Scab MountainSSW1,995 m15.6 mi
Kahuna PeakWSW1,921 m18.7 mi
Quartz MountainSE1,919 m3.6 mi
Castle MountainWSW1,897 m17.9 mi
Mutton MountainWSW1,876 m17.4 mi
Little Bald MountainS1,858 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:17
June solstice05:1020:1721:04
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:4915:2616:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303337435056636356463630
Precip in8.15.84.93.42.21.80.70.91.94.97.87.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545702

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