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Mount Hardy

Mount Hardy, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Hardy rises to 2,463 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Horn, a peak 1.8 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

Mount Hardy is an 8,099-foot (2,469-metre) mountain summit located on the common border of Okanogan County with Skagit County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades Range. Mount Hardy is situated west of Methow Pass, at headwaters of the Methow River, on land administered by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 2,500 feet (760 meters) above the West Fork Methow River in one-half mile (0.8 km). The nearest higher peak is Golden Horn, 1.75 miles (2.82 km) to the northeast. Mount Hardy can be seen from the North Cascades Highway which traverses below the southwestern base of the mountain. This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1973 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

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Wikidata Q49052914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2463 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.58180, -120.75511

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 6
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 18.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Mount Hardy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goode MountainSW 226°2,812 m9.9 mi
Mount LoganWSW 251°2,724 m9.6 mi
Black PeakSW 214°2,719 m4.9 mi
Silver Star MountainESE 107°2,670 m8.1 mi
Mesahchie PeakW 268°2,635 m5.7 mi
Katsuk PeakW 268°2,633 m6.1 mi
Storm KingSW 231°2,597 m9.9 mi
Kimtah PeakW 272°2,596 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3419:16
June solstice05:0120:2021:10
September equinox06:5018:2119:03
December solstice07:5315:1616:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356545175

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