Mount Fernow
Mount Fernow rises to 1,882 m in Washington. Mac Peak stands 2,091 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpine Baldy, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mount Fernow is a 6,190-foot (1,890-metre) mountain summit located 6.5 mi (10.5 km) northeast of Skykomish, in eastern King County of Washington state.
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Wikidata Q49052699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,882 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 2.6 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 3 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alpine Baldy: 1.2 mi
- Captain Point: 1.9 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Beckler Peak East: 2.7 mi
- Beckler Peak Central: 2.8 mi
- Alpine Falls: 2.7 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 3.1 mi
- Deception Falls: 3.3 mi
- Engle Falls: 9.0 mi
- Sunray Falls: 9.5 mi
- Moai: 16.0 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 16.0 mi
- Index Town Wall: 16.0 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 16.7 mi
- Spouse Wall: 19.6 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 6.8 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 13.3 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 13.7 mi
- Bus: 15.4 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 17.5 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 6.2 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 6.8 mi
- Baring Community Park: 12.0 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 15.6 mi
- Big Eddy River Access: 20.7 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 20.0 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 23.0 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 23.1 mi
- Alpine: 3.1 mi
- Scenic: 4.6 mi
- Wellington: 5.2 mi
- Monte Cristo: 17.6 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 19.7 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 23.4 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 4.4 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 10.6 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 6.8 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 24.6 mi
- Caboose: 4.4 mi
- Monte Cristo: 17.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 14.1 mi
- Normandy Beach: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Mount Fernow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Peak | SSE 151° | 2,091 m | 10.1 mi |
| Jim Hill Mountain | E 97° | 2,062 m | 10.3 mi |
| Nimbus Mountain | SE 142° | 2,046 m | 8.1 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | SE 146° | 1,998 m | 8.3 mi |
| Terrace Mountain | S 170° | 1,939 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lemool Peak | ESE 114° | 1,915 m | 10.3 mi |
| Spark Plug Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,913 m | 7.5 mi |
| Malachite Peak | SSW 210° | 1,908 m | 10.4 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 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:23 | 16:16 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523424 — Mount Fernow, King County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545913
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 6 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 26 mi
- North Cascades · 27 mi
- Leavenworth · 28 mi
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