Mac Peak
Mac Peak rises to 2,091 m in Washington. Snowgrass Mountain stands 2,436 m to the east-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Junggeselle Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 6.0 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mac Peak is a 6,859-foot (2,091-metre) mountain summit located eight miles (13 km) south of Stevens Pass on the common border of King County and Chelan County in Washington state. It's part of the Wenatchee Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range, and is situated in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into Deception Creek, or east into tributaries of Icicle Creek. The nearest higher neighbor is Granite Mountain, 3.6 mi (5.8 km) to the south-southeast, and Surprise Mountain is set 1.6 mi (2.6 km) to the northwest. The Pacific Crest Trail skirts below the west side this peak.
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Wikidata Q49047298, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,091 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 19.4 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 7 mi
- Mount Margaret · 20 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pea Soup Falls: 4.4 mi
- Deception Falls: 6.8 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 7.0 mi
- Alpine Falls: 7.8 mi
- Sunray Falls: 8.9 mi
- Junggeselle Peak: 0.9 mi
- Swallow Tail Peak: 1.3 mi
- Surprise Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Trico Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Italy: 16.3 mi
- Bambino: 16.3 mi
- Spineless Prow: 16.4 mi
- Stones Throw: 17.7 mi
- Veteran's Club: 17.7 mi
- Caboose: 6.0 mi
- Tubing Park: 20.1 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 21.1 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 21.2 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 21.4 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 11.9 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 12.3 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 18.8 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
- Baring Community Park: 19.6 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 11.0 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 12.3 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 18.4 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 18.6 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 20.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 19.7 mi
- Deer Beach: 21.6 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 21.6 mi
- Rafters Beach: 21.6 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 21.6 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 21.2 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 21.3 mi
- Watershed Bell: 21.3 mi
- Granite Salmon: 21.3 mi
- Icicles: 21.4 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 20.0 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 20.4 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 12.3 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 19.6 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 21.7 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 21.7 mi
- Scenic: 6.0 mi
- Alpine: 7.8 mi
- Wellington: 8.4 mi
- Rockdale: 22.4 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 5.7 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 20.7 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 22.5 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 21.6 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mac Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowgrass Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,436 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 206° | 2,409 m | 5.0 mi |
| Ladies Peak | ENE 74° | 2,349 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Hinman | SW 225° | 2,284 m | 5.8 mi |
| The Cradle | SE 137° | 2,276 m | 6.3 mi |
| Grindstone Mountain | E 86° | 2,250 m | 9.9 mi |
| Summit Chief Mountain | SW 223° | 2,228 m | 9.8 mi |
| Dip Top Peak | SW 221° | 2,222 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:23 | 16:16 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348973957
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 8 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 21 mi
- Leavenworth · 22 mi
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