Magic Mountain
Magic Mountain rises to 2,298 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the east-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pelton Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 14 miles off.
The story
Magic Mountain is a 7,610-foot (2,320-metre) mountain summit located on the shared boundary of Skagit County and Chelan County in Washington state. It is part of the North Cascades, a subset of the Cascade Range. Magic Mountain is situated southeast of Cascade Pass on the shared border of North Cascades National Park and Glacier Peak Wilderness. The nearest peak is Pelton Peak 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the northeast, and the nearest higher peak is Hurry-up Peak 0.83 miles (1.34 km) to the south. The Yawning Glacier and Cache Col Glacier rest on its northern flank. Magic Mountain is at the northern end of the Ptarmigan Traverse. Surface runoff on the north side the mountain drains into the Stehekin River, while precipitation drains into the Cascade River from the southwest side.
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Wikidata Q49047417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2298 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 14.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 18 mi
- Washington Pass Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pelton Peak: 0.4 mi
- Hurry-up Peak: 0.8 mi
- Arts Knoll: 1.0 mi
- Mix-up Peak: 1.1 mi
- Trapper Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Green View Falls: 7.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.2 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 18.2 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 16.7 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 17.8 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 18.8 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 19.1 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 19.2 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 9.6 mi
- Grassy Point: 17.8 mi
- Painted Rocks: 19.6 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 17.4 mi
- North Cascading: 18.3 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 22.0 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 24.4 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 18.8 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 23.2 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 24.5 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 14.7 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 18.3 mi
- Holden Museum: 21.0 mi
- Temple of Power: 18.3 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 18.3 mi
- The Garden: 18.7 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 21.2 mi
- Moore: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Magic Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,812 m | 6.5 mi |
| Buckner Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,779 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Logan | NNE 33° | 2,724 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dome Peak | S 177° | 2,719 m | 9.8 mi |
| Boston Peak | N 4° | 2,711 m | 3.4 mi |
| Eldorado Peak | NW 326° | 2,703 m | 7.7 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | N 350° | 2,687 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | N 2° | 2,646 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:18 | 16:12 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 16 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348974864
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 6 mi
- North Cascades · 23 mi
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