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Mount David

Mount David, seen from above at true elevation

Mount David rises to 2,257 m in Washington. Clark Mountain stands 2,606 m to the north, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Jonathan, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 12 miles off.

The story

Mount David is a prominent 7,420-foot (2,260-metre) mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. The mountain is situated in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Mount David is the highest point of Wenatchee Ridge, a subrange which also includes Indian Head Peak, Whittier Peak, Mount Saul, and Mount Jonathan. Its nearest higher neighbor is Bandit Peak, 5.69 mi (9.16 km) to the east-northeast. Precipitation runoff from Mount David drains into tributaries of the White River. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since Mt. David rises 5,100 feet above the White River Valley in two miles. This peak was named for the biblical David by Albert Hale Sylvester, a pioneer surveyor, explorer, topographer, and forest supervisor in the Cascades who named thousands of natural features. This mountain can be climbed via the strenuous seven-mile Mount David Trail with over 5,000 feet of elevation gain.

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Wikidata Q49052429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.96289, -120.98982

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 28
  • White River Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Louis Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
  • High Pass Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Bald Eagle Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Weeping Wall Falls: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 10.5 mi
  • Dirtyface Lookout: 11.5 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 16.1 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 18.5 mi
  • Lodge: 18.7 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
  • Holden Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 24.6 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 24.6 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Monte Cristo: 18.7 mi
  • Caboose: 19.1 mi
  • Leavenworth Ziplines: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Parks: 2
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 24.0 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Mount David. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainN 9°2,606 m6.1 mi
Buck MountainNNE 22°2,599 m9.7 mi
Luahna PeakN 2°2,560 m6.8 mi
Chalangin PeakN 359°2,548 m7.0 mi
Buck Mountain (Far South Peak)NNE 22°2,535 m8.9 mi
Buck Mountain (West Peak)NNE 20°2,518 m9.6 mi
Tenpeak MountainNNW 345°2,505 m8.2 mi
Kololo Peak-EastNW 326°2,498.5 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0520:1921:08
September equinox06:5118:2319:04
December solstice07:5215:2016:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/348974515

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