Mother Lode
Mother Lode rises to 2,409 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is South Creek Butte, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Mother Lode is a 7,905-foot-elevation (2,409-meter) mountain summit located in the North Cascades, in Okanogan County, Washington. It is situated in the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, on land managed by Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The mountain is part of the Methow Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range, and the peak is approximately two miles east of the crest of the range. Mother Lode is set approximately six miles south of Washington Pass, and the nearest higher neighbor is Gilbert Mountain, three miles to the northeast. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3,500 feet (1,100 meters) above the South Fork Twisp River in one mile. The peak was climbed in 1983 by Rick La Belle and Glen Sterr via the north ridge, and the northeast ridge was climbed in 1985 by Carl and Gordon Skoog. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of Twisp River, which in turn is a tributary of the Methow River.
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Wikidata Q108882716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,409 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 6 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Creek Butte: 0.4 mi
- Crescent Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mystery Tarn Peak: 1.2 mi
- Banshee Peak: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Butte: 1.9 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 17.1 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 19.7 mi
- Confluence Park: 19.9 mi
- Homestream Park: 20.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 10.1 mi
- Green View Falls: 12.5 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 17.6 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 18.0 mi
- Painted Rocks: 9.9 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 13.4 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 14.7 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 14.7 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 2.6 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 14.5 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 17.9 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 23.5 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 24.0 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 19.9 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 20.0 mi
- Entro: 23.4 mi
- Holden Museum: 18.4 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 23.3 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 22.7 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 23.3 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Mother Lode. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | NE 46° | 2,730 m | 7.2 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | NE 53° | 2,712 m | 7.3 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | N 11° | 2,670 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | N 11° | 2,552 m | 6.4 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | SSE 154° | 2,545 m | 5.2 mi |
| Big Kangaroo | N 359° | 2,538 m | 5.2 mi |
| Abernathy Peak | ENE 61° | 2,523 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | S 176° | 2,482 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:16 | 16:10 |
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 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13906068685
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 14 mi
- Winthrop · 20 mi
- North Cascades · 29 mi
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