Mole Mountain
Mole Mountain rises to 1,454 m in Washington. Nelson Ridge stands 2,223 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartz Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,454 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 7.3 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Echo Point · 24 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 25 mi
- Mount Margaret · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quartz Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Frost Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Hicks Butte: 4.7 mi
- Taneum Point: 5.5 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 6.8 mi
- Washington State Horse Park: 7.6 mi
- South Cle Elum Fireman Park: 7.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Dawson Park: 8.5 mi
- The Roundhouse: 7.6 mi
- Cascade Rail Foundation South Cle Elum Station: 7.6 mi
- Stoves Drug Store (Mus Pharmacy) Historic Marker: 8.8 mi
- Pardini's Shoe Repair Historic Marker: 8.8 mi
- McGinnis General Merchandise Historic Marker: 8.8 mi
- South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 7.6 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 8.8 mi
- Telephone Museum: 8.8 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 9.5 mi
- Clymer Art Museum: 24.0 mi
- Union Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
- North Fork Union Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
- Snowshed Falls: 18.8 mi
- Umtanum Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Bumping River Falls: 23.9 mi
- Harmonize: 24.0 mi
- Ellensburg Bull: 24.0 mi
- Washoe Statue: 24.0 mi
- Dick and Jane's Spot: 24.1 mi
- Cascade Cradle: 24.2 mi
- Marshall W. Mayberry Arboretum: 24.1 mi
- Ellensburg Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden: 24.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 24.2 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- Lanigan Spring: 10.6 mi
- Clover Spring: 16.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 19.5 mi
- Cougar Spring: 24.0 mi
- Lion Rock Springs: 24.3 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 8.3 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 10.3 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 10.5 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 9.2 mi
- Easton Ponds: 11.8 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 19.6 mi
- KBHR Set: 9.6 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 19.6 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 24.6 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Osborn Point: 6.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 8.5 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 11.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Mole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Ridge | SSW 211° | 2,223 m | 20.2 mi |
| Nelson Butte | SSW 203° | 2,160 m | 19.9 mi |
| Fifes Peaks | WSW 239° | 2,071 m | 15.5 mi |
| Old Scab Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,995 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jolly Mountain | N 2° | 1,964 m | 20.4 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,919 m | 2.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,880 m | 4.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,858 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:26 | 16:18 |
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 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CLE Elum, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523306 — Mole Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348771989
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 27 mi
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