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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 1,672 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is McClure Mountain, a peak 3.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49046692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,672 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.31348, -120.18675

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Twisp Commons Park: 4.6 mi
  • Maves Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 4.7 mi
  • Twisp Park: 4.9 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Domke Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Cedar Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Big Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 4.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 4.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Bonnie Merrit Spring: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakW2,665 m11.1 mi
Star PeakWSW2,644 m11.9 mi
Mount BigelowSW2,574 m10.1 mi
Hoodoo PeakWSW2,571 m8.3 mi
Martin PeakSW2,545 m11.5 mi
Switchback MountainSW2,536 m12.4 mi
Courtney PeakWSW2,535 m12.4 mi
Gray PeakWSW2,461 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3219:14
June solstice05:0020:1721:06
September equinox06:4818:1919:00
December solstice07:5015:1516:09

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232838475561686859463322
Precip in2.11.31.20.81.11.10.70.40.41.42.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545706

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