Martin Peak
Martin Peak rises to 2,545 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Switchback Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 10 miles off.
The story
Martin Peak is an 8,377-foot (2,553-metre) mountain summit located in the Methow Mountains, a subset of the North Cascades in Washington state. It is the seventh-highest peak in the Methow Mountains, and ranks 80th in the state of Washington. Martin Peak is set on Sawtooth Ridge, at the head of Martin Creek, on land managed by the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Other peaks of Sawtooth Ridge include Oval Peak, Star Peak, Hoodoo Peak, Courtney Peak, Switchback Peak, and Mount Bigelow, which is the nearest higher neighbor, 2.06 miles (3.32 km) to the north of Martin.
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Wikidata Q49048107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,545 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Switchback Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mount Bigelow: 2.1 mi
- Old Maid Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Raven Ridge: 3.5 mi
- North Navarre Peak: 4.1 mi
- Bendtsen Public Access: 10.5 mi
- Carlton Swimming Hole: 11.5 mi
- McFarland Water Access: 13.7 mi
- Burma Road Water Access Area: 15.8 mi
- Twisp Commons Park: 16.1 mi
- Domke Falls: 9.1 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Bridal Falls: 17.5 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 17.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 17.8 mi
- Handy Spring: 14.7 mi
- Halfway Spring: 17.1 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 17.4 mi
- Windy Camp Spring: 20.0 mi
- Stormy Spring: 20.8 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 15.6 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 21.0 mi
- The China Ditch Historical Marker: 23.2 mi
- 1945 Lake Chelan School Bus Accident Memorial: 24.1 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Painted Rocks: 16.8 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Entro: 16.0 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 21.2 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 21.4 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 15.8 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 16.5 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 16.0 mi
- Holden Museum: 19.4 mi
- Moore: 12.6 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Martin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Peak | NNW 334° | 2,665 m | 7.6 mi |
| Star Peak | NW 320° | 2,644 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | WSW 244° | 2,608 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | N 356° | 2,574 m | 2.1 mi |
| Hoodoo Peak | N 5° | 2,571 m | 4.4 mi |
| Emerald Peak | WSW 248° | 2,565 m | 13.8 mi |
| Saska Peak | WSW 249° | 2,560 m | 14.4 mi |
| Switchback Mountain | SSW 201° | 2,536 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:17 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:16 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Methow 2 S, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545764
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 21 mi
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