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Monument Peak

Monument Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Monument Peak rises to 2,612 m in Washington. Mount Lago stands 2,655 m to the north, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackcap Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 13 miles off.

The story

Monument Peak is an 8,597-foot (2,620-metre) mountain summit located in western Okanogan County in Washington state. It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades. The mountain is situated in the Pasayten Wilderness, on land administered by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Mount Lago, 2.42 miles (3.89 km) to the north. Precipitation runoff from Monument Peak drains east into Monument Creek, and west into Eureka Creek, which are both part of the Methow River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,800 feet (1,200 meters) above Eureka Creek in 1.25 mile (2 km).

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Wikidata Q49051260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2612 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.79431, -120.54223

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cedar Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Bighorn Falls: 23.0 mi
  • John Pierce Waterfall: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Monument Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LagoN 6°2,655 m2.4 mi
Robinson MountainSSW 198°2,653 m4.9 mi
Ptarmigan PeakN 5°2,602 m5.0 mi
Osceola PeakNNW 329°2,581 m3.0 mi
Big Craggy PeakESE 102°2,575 m10.0 mi
Lost PeakENE 72°2,552 m4.1 mi
Lake MountainESE 122°2,525 m1.6 mi
Blackcap MountainN 357°2,524 m0.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3319:15
June solstice05:0020:2021:10
September equinox06:5018:2019:02
December solstice08:5316:1317:09

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545894

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