Monte Cristo Peak
Monte Cristo Peak rises to 2,140 m in Washington. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the north, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kyes Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Monte Cristo Peak is a mountain peak in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in Washington state. Together with Columbia Peak and Kyes Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake. The 1918 edition of The Mountaineer called the mountain "a huge pile of red rock." Monte Cristo is named for the mining boom town of Monte Cristo, which dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which is situated on the mountain's northwestern flank. The town was owned by J. D. Rockefeller for a few years. A railroad and cable tramway was built to move materials.
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Wikidata Q6904750, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,140 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 15 mi
- View of Baring Mountain · 17 mi
- Valley Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kyes Peak: 0.6 mi
- Cadet Peak: 1.0 mi
- Wilmans Peaks: 1.1 mi
- Columbia Peak: 1.1 mi
- East Wilmans Spire: 1.3 mi
- Pride Basin Falls: 1.0 mi
- Pride Glacier Falls: 1.1 mi
- Blanca Lake Falls: 2.8 mi
- Weeping Wall Falls: 3.1 mi
- Bald Eagle Falls: 3.3 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 14.6 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Baring Community Park: 15.4 mi
- Reiter Foothills Park: 16.4 mi
- Wallace Falls State Park Campground: 17.2 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 2.4 mi
- Lodge: 2.6 mi
- Bus: 5.4 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 8.0 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 10.4 mi
- Moai: 14.2 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 14.3 mi
- Index Town Wall: 14.3 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 15.2 mi
- Grassy Point: 18.4 mi
- Monte Cristo: 2.6 mi
- Wellington: 18.5 mi
- Alpine: 18.7 mi
- Scenic: 19.9 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 5.7 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 20.4 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 11.8 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 12.1 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 20.1 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 12.5 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 23.2 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 23.3 mi
- Monte Cristo: 2.6 mi
- Caboose: 19.8 mi
- Cut Log: 21.9 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 18.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 18.9 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 21.2 mi
- Normandy Beach: 18.9 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Sultan Materials: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Monte Cristo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Peak | N 1° | 2,388 m | 4.8 mi |
| Kyes Peak | SE 141° | 2,220 m | 0.6 mi |
| Cadet Peak | NNW 340° | 2,191 m | 1.0 mi |
| North Cadet Peak | NNW 344° | 2,182 m | 1.3 mi |
| Columbia Peak | SW 233° | 2,175 m | 1.1 mi |
| Painted Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,106 m | 8.2 mi |
| Wilmans Peaks | W 273° | 2,098 m | 1.1 mi |
| Foggy Peak | NNW 329° | 2,076 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348999551
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 18 mi
- Stevens Pass · 19 mi
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