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. JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM 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
- 1454 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 6.5 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 6.5 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 7.3 mi off the Chinook 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
- Douglas A. Munro: 8.4 mi
- Stoves Drug Store (Mus Pharmacy) Historic Marker: 8.8 mi
- Pardini's Shoe Repair 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
- KBHR Set: 9.6 mi
- Hex Mountain Trailhead: 14.3 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 19.6 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 24.6 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
- 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 20.4 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° | 2,222.6 m | 20.2 mi |
| Nelson Butte | SSW 203° | 2,160 m | 19.9 mi |
| Fifes Peaks | WSW 239° | 2,070.5 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 |
| Goat Peak | SW 226° | 1,943 m | 14.8 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,919 m | 2.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,880 m | 4.6 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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