Mount Lago
Mount Lago rises to 2,655 m in Washington. Robinson Mountain stands 2,653 m to the south-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Carru, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mount Lago is a prominent 8,745-foot (2,665-metre) mountain summit located in the Okanogan Range of the North Cascades, in Okanogan County of Washington state. The mountain is situated on the eastern side of the Cascade crest, in the Pasayten Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Jack Mountain, 19.5 miles (31.4 km) to the west-southwest. Mount Lago is the highest summit of the Okanogan Range, and follows only Jack Mountain {9,075 ft} as the highest peak in the Pasayten Wilderness. Lago is the fourth-most prominent mountain in the Pasayten Wilderness. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Pasayten River and Methow River. The mountain was named for Lage Wernstedt (1878–1959), a Forest Service surveyor who made numerous first ascents of the mountains he was mapping in the North Cascades. Lago, is a play on the way Americans pronounced his name. Lage, pronounced Loggy, had a son named Lago.
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Wikidata Q3321911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2655 m
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 15.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 22 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Carru: 0.8 mi
- Dot Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Osceola Peak: 1.8 mi
- Blackcap Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Monument Peak: 2.4 mi
- Nugget Wall: 11.5 mi
- Recess Wall: 11.6 mi
- Prospect Point: 11.6 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 12.2 mi
- Devils Stairway: 12.4 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 10.9 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 14.6 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.9 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 22.9 mi
- Monument Spring: 12.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Mount Lago. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,653 m | 7.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | S 186° | 2,612 m | 2.4 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | N 5° | 2,602 m | 2.5 mi |
| Osceola Peak | W 274° | 2,581 m | 1.8 mi |
| Big Craggy Peak | ESE 116° | 2,575 m | 10.6 mi |
| Lost Peak | ESE 108° | 2,552 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lake Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,525 m | 3.5 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | S 189° | 2,524 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:33 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:20 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 16:13 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545537
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 29 mi
- Winthrop · 30 mi
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