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Martin Peak

Martin Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP 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
2545 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.18847, -120.35092

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • 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
Waterfalls: 10
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 15.8 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Native Plant Gardens: 16.0 mi
  • The Garden: 17.7 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakNNW 334°2,665 m7.6 mi
Star PeakNW 320°2,644 m5.6 mi
Cardinal PeakWSW 244°2,608 m13.4 mi
Mount BigelowN 356°2,574 m2.1 mi
Hoodoo PeakN 5°2,571 m4.4 mi
Emerald PeakWSW 248°2,565 m13.8 mi
Saska PeakWSW 249°2,560 m14.4 mi
Switchback MountainSSW 201°2,536 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0220:1721:06
September equinox06:4918:2019:01
December solstice07:5015:1616:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242516066737263503727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Methow 2 S, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356545764

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