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Mount Howard

Mount Howard, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Howard rises to 2,153 m in Washington. Big Chiwaukum stands 2,463 m to the south, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Mastiff, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

Mount Howard is a prominent 7,063 feet (2,153 m) mountain summit located west of Lake Wenatchee in Chelan County of Washington state. Mount Howard is the highest point of Nason Ridge, and is 1.37 mi (2.20 km) northeast of Rock Mountain, which is second-highest. This peak is set approximately midway between Stevens Pass and Lake Wenatchee, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River. The mountain may have been named by a survey party, and first published in 1887.

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Wikidata Q49053112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2153 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.81454, -120.95454

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 37
Attractions: 11
  • Caboose: 12.0 mi
  • Leavenworth Ziplines: 14.4 mi
  • Orion River Rafting: 17.5 mi
  • Kestrel Vintners: 20.3 mi
  • Willkommen in Leavenworth: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Bambino: 18.6 mi
  • Little Italy: 18.6 mi
  • Lower Castle Rock: 18.6 mi
  • Upper Castle Rock: 18.6 mi
  • Veteran's Club: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Dog Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Hot Sand Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Marble Rock Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Sand Bar: 20.6 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Springs: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • Dirtyface Lookout: 7.7 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 18.6 mi
  • Old Skykomish Hotel: 20.2 mi
  • Der Ritter: 20.3 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 23.3 mi
Museums: 5
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 20.2 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 20.2 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 20.2 mi
  • Greater Leavenworth Museum: 20.4 mi
  • Nutcracker Museum & Store: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 4
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 19.6 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 20.2 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 20.3 mi
  • Front Street Park: 20.3 mi
Hot springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Mount Howard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ChiwaukumS 173°2,463 m7.8 mi
Snowgrass MountainS 174°2,436.2 m9.1 mi
Point 7804S 172°2,379 m8.3 mi
Ladies PeakS 174°2,349 m10.3 mi
Deadhorse PeakS 170°2,296 m6.8 mi
Opportunity MountainSSE 164°2,287 m8.9 mi
Middle ChiwaukumSSE 162°2,263 m5.6 mi
Mount DavidN 351°2,257 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:17
June solstice05:0620:1821:07
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:5115:2116:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137455359666658463527
Precip in4.62.92.41.21.30.90.50.40.82.64.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plain, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/348974633

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