Mount Kent
Mount Kent rises to 1,551 m in Washington. Kaleetan Peak stands 1,908 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Duke of Kent, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mount Kent is a 5,087-foot (1,551-metre) mountain summit located in east King County of Washington state. It's part of the Cascade Range and is situated on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff on the mountain drains north into Alice Creek, a tributary of the South Fork Snoqualmie River. The nearest higher neighbor is McClellan Butte, 1.16 mi (1.87 km) to the north, and Mount Defiance is set 4 mi (6.4 km) to the northeast across the Interstate 90 corridor.
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Wikidata Q49053293, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,551 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 16.0 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 25.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 3 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 3 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 3 mi
- J's Landing · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Duke of Kent: 0.9 mi
- Duchess of Kent: 1.0 mi
- McClellan Butte: 1.2 mi
- Mount Gardner: 2.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 8.8 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 9.0 mi
- Torguson Park: 10.3 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 10.3 mi
- Si View Park: 10.4 mi
- Weeks Falls: 3.3 mi
- Twin Falls (Upper): 5.3 mi
- Twin Falls (Lower): 5.3 mi
- Keekwulee Falls: 8.2 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 8.2 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 7.7 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 7.7 mi
- Poet's Path: 13.6 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 13.6 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 13.6 mi
- Actual Cave: 4.4 mi
- Club Paradiso: 4.4 mi
- Amazonia: 4.4 mi
- Semi Wall: 4.5 mi
- Tubing Park: 9.8 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 15.7 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 17.1 mi
- Crow Marsh Natural Area: 17.1 mi
- BN Peninsula Natural Area: 18.6 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 18.7 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 5.0 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 7.7 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 9.8 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 9.8 mi
- Hemlock: 11.3 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 16.8 mi
- Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 19.1 mi
- Glacier Park Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Legacy Garden: 19.7 mi
- Smith-Mossman Western Azalea Display Garden: 19.7 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 7.8 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 9.8 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 12.6 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 13.6 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Mine Creek: 6.3 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
- Ghost Point: 7.6 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- Family Wall: 9.2 mi
- Canopy Crag: 9.2 mi
- Osprey Wall: 9.6 mi
- Tibbetts Beach: 24.1 mi
- Alexander Beach: 24.3 mi
- Canyon Spring: 7.2 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Mount Kent. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleetan Peak | NE 53° | 1,908 m | 8.2 mi |
| Chair Peak | NE 56° | 1,902 m | 8.5 mi |
| Preacher Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,800 m | 8.8 mi |
| Caroline Peak | NE 40° | 1,795 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | NE 50° | 1,779 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bryant Peak | ENE 60° | 1,768 m | 8.5 mi |
| Granite Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,716 m | 6.7 mi |
| The Tooth | ENE 63° | 1,708 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:26 | 16:19 |
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 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 13.0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545446
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 10 mi
- North Bend · 11 mi
- King County · 12 mi
- Snoqualmie · 14 mi
- Issaquah · 22 mi
- Renton · 28 mi
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