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McAlester Mountain

McAlester Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McAlester Mountain rises to 2,406 m in Washington. Devore Peak stands 2,554 m to the south-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dee Dee Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2406 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.39827, -120.65352

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dee Dee Peak: 0.8 mi
  • West Level Peak: 1.3 mi
  • South Pass Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Giblet Spire: 1.7 mi
  • Rainbow Ridge-East Peak: 2.0 mi
Parks: 11
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 19.3 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 22.0 mi
  • Confluence Park: 22.2 mi
  • Homestream Park: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Rainbow Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Green View Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Cedar Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 14.1 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 24.6 mi
Museums: 2
Springs: 2
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 23.9 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of McAlester Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devore PeakSSW 211°2,554 m9.8 mi
Big SnagtoothNNE 18°2,552 m9.8 mi
Reynolds PeakESE 111°2,545 m4.3 mi
Big KangarooN 11°2,538 m8.5 mi
Abernathy PeakNE 47°2,523 m8.1 mi
Tupshin PeakSSW 212°2,509 m8.3 mi
Mount GibbsE 98°2,482 m2.0 mi
McGregor MountainW 276°2,476 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0220:1921:08
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5215:1616:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348973964

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