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McKinney Mountain

McKinney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McKinney Mountain rises to 1,969 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Storey Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49048927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,969 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.52153, -120.40621

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 8.5 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 10.4 mi
  • Confluence Park: 10.6 mi
  • Homestream Park: 11.0 mi
  • Heckendorn Park: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cedar Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Green View Falls: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 16.4 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 16.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of McKinney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Gardner MountainW2,730 m4.4 mi
Gardner MountainWSW2,712 m3.9 mi
Silver Star MountainWNW2,670 m8.4 mi
Big SnagtoothW2,552 m8.4 mi
Reynolds PeakSW2,545 m12.4 mi
Big KangarooW2,538 m9.7 mi
Abernathy PeakWSW2,523 m6.2 mi
Mount GibbsSW2,482 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:15
June solstice05:0020:1821:08
September equinox06:4918:2019:01
December solstice07:5215:1516:09

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232836455562706959453222
Precip in3.62.42.01.01.11.00.60.50.82.13.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1522918 — McKinney Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356545811

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