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Mount Kit Carson

Mount Kit Carson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Kit Carson rises to 1,600 m in Washington. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the east-northeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Beauty Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Kit Carson is a mountain in the northwest United States, located in Spokane County, Washington, northeast of Spokane, with a summit elevation of 5,286 feet (1,611 m) above sea level. It is in Mount Spokane State Park, the largest of Washington's State Parks at 13,919 acres (21.7 mi2; 56.3 km2).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6921686, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,600 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.91622, -117.14421
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Beauty Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Day Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Spokane: 1.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 1.5 mi
  • Quartz Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Elk: 9.5 mi
  • Bear Lake Regional Park: 9.6 mi
  • Brighton Place Park: 11.8 mi
  • Winfield Park: 12.1 mi
  • Eloika Public Access Area: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 41
Nature reserves: 27
  • McKenzie Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Hauser Conservation Area: 9.5 mi
  • Feryn Ranch Conservation Area: 11.6 mi
  • The Rewilding project: 12.2 mi
  • Missile Silo Park: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 22
Gardens: 21
Museums: 17
  • Westwood Historical Society: 13.7 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Carr's One of a Kind in the World Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Hillyard Rail Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 5
  • Post Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Exley Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Boulder Beach: 17.1 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 23.0 mi
  • City Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Preston Beach: 23.9 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mirabeau Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bald Knob Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Big Spring Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 19.2 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Mount Kit Carson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneENE1,784 m1.4 mi
Mica PeakSSE1,598 m21.6 mi
Beauty MountainE1,587 m0.8 mi
Quartz MountainSE1,572 m3.6 mi
Bald KnobE1,557 m1.5 mi
Horse MountainESE1,552 m3.7 mi
Hoodoo MountainNE1,552 m14.3 mi
Day MountainN1,536 m0.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:01
June solstice04:5020:0320:52
September equinox06:3618:0718:48
December solstice07:3615:0515:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038455359666657453427
Precip in2.91.62.31.91.91.90.60.70.82.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer Park AP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356540402

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