McGregor Mountain
McGregor Mountain rises to 2,476 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is McGregor Mountain-West Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
McGregor Mountain is an 8,143-foot (2,482-metre) elevation massif located in the Stehekin Valley of the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state. McGregor Mountain is situated northwest of Lake Chelan in the northern Methow Mountains, on the shared border of North Cascades National Park and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The closest community is Stehekin, and the nearest higher neighbor is Goode Mountain, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Stehekin River. Topographic relief is significant since the southern aspect of the mountain rises 6,600 feet above this river in approximately two miles. The famous Pacific Crest Trail traverses the western base of this mountain, and the strenuous 7.7-mile (12.4 km) McGregor Mountain Trail gains 6,400 feet (1,920 m) of elevation to take hikers within a half-mile of the summit. Reaching the summit requires exposed scrambling the final 1,100 feet (330 m), and an ice axe is needed if the trail remains covered by snowpack. The summit was the site of an old fire lookout cabin from 1923 until 1955, but now has a radio repeater for the National Park Service. The views from the top include Glacier Peak, Black Peak, Corteo Peak, Frisco Mountain, Tupshin Peak, Dome Peak, Glory Mountain, and many others. This mountain was named for Billy McGregor, a Stehekin Valley resident who had a cabin and homestead at the base of this mountain during the 1890s. In May 1901, Billy disappeared overnight from a boat docked in Lake Chelan, and was never seen or heard from again.
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Wikidata Q49048825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2476 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 7.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 11 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McGregor Mountain-West Peak: 0.2 mi
- McGregor Benchmark: 1.8 mi
- Bowan Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Three Wives: 3.7 mi
- Rainbow Ridge: 4.3 mi
- Green View Falls: 5.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.4 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 14.4 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 14.6 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Painted Rocks: 9.2 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 14.8 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 19.9 mi
- Grassy Point: 21.1 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 11.3 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 16.9 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 21.0 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 21.7 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 19.8 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 22.3 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 20.6 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- The Garden: 8.1 mi
- Holden Museum: 14.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of McGregor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Mountain | NW 315° | 2,812 m | 7.3 mi |
| Black Peak | N 354° | 2,719 m | 8.0 mi |
| Storm King | NW 315° | 2,597 m | 8.1 mi |
| Devore Peak | S 170° | 2,554 m | 9.2 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | ESE 102° | 2,545 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tupshin Peak | SSE 164° | 2,509 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | E 96° | 2,482 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Arriva | NNW 345° | 2,482 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:17 | 16:11 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1522904 — McGregor Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348974454
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 7 mi
- North Cascades · 23 mi
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