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Mount Forgotten

Mount Forgotten, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Forgotten rises to 1,831 m in Washington. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak 5396, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Forgotten is a 6,005-foot-elevation (1,830-meter) mountain summit near the western edge of the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. It is located five miles north of Barlow Pass along the Mountain Loop Highway near the Monte Cristo area and is situated on land administered by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Mount Pugh, 4.22 mi (6.79 km) to the northeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Sauk River.

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Wikidata Q49052732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1831 m
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Coordinates48.09880, -121.44506

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 37
Parks: 33
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Backman County Park: 10.9 mi
  • Depot Park: 12.7 mi
  • Old School Park: 12.8 mi
  • Harold Engles Park: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 3.9 mi
  • Lodge: 8.2 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 8.3 mi
  • Bus: 11.8 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Grassy Point: 16.2 mi
  • Moai: 19.6 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 19.6 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 19.6 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Monte Cristo: 8.2 mi
  • Cut Log: 15.5 mi
  • Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Hot springs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Falls Mural: 24.2 mi
  • One choice mural.: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sultan Materials: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 22.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Granite Falls Historical Museum: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Mount Forgotten. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sloan PeakSE 129°2,388 m6.3 mi
Mount PughNE 47°2,195 m4.5 mi
Cadet PeakSSE 151°2,191 m9.0 mi
North Cadet PeakSSE 150°2,182 m8.7 mi
Columbia PeakSSE 158°2,175 m10.2 mi
Monte Cristo PeakSSE 152°2,140 m10.0 mi
White Chuck MountainN 10°2,130.2 m7.7 mi
Painted MountainE 101°2,106 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:19
June solstice05:0720:2121:10
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5415:2116:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353842485660666660494035
Precip in12.88.69.35.63.72.91.31.73.48.513.212.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1519695 — Mount Forgotten, Snohomish County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544949

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