Mount Margaret
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Mount Margaret rises to 1,664 m in Washington. Lemah Mountain stands 2,280 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Run Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.8 miles off. 241 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Margaret is a 5,850-ft (1,780 m) mountain summit located in the Wenatchee National Forest, in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, in Kittitas County of Washington state. It is situated in the Cascade Range, 4.5 mi (7.2 km) east of Interstate 90, and on the south aspect of Rampart Ridge. Its nearest higher neighbor is Alta Mountain, 4.93 mi (7.93 km) to the north. Keechelus Lake is a short distance west and Kachess Lake further east.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49053526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,664 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 21.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 13 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 13 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Hall Point · 16 mi
241 named places within 25 miles
- Dungeon Peak: 1.3 mi
- Ugly Duckling: 1.8 mi
- Point 5870: 2.0 mi
- Mount Hyak: 3.1 mi
- Keechelus Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Run Falls: 0.9 mi
- Laura Falls: 1.0 mi
- Rampart Falls: 3.1 mi
- Fall into the Wall: 5.0 mi
- Franklin Falls: 5.2 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 2.6 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 10.9 mi
- Lavender Lake Access Area: 15.0 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 15.5 mi
- NP Ski Bowl Lodge: 6.9 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 9.7 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 15.3 mi
- Liberty Landing: 16.2 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 4.3 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 20.6 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 22.4 mi
- Osprey Wall: 5.3 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 6.1 mi
- Spouse Wall: 14.7 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 15.6 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 15.6 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 15.1 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Tubing Park: 3.7 mi
- Amazonia: 16.2 mi
- Actual Cave: 16.2 mi
- Club Paradiso: 16.2 mi
- Semi Wall: 16.4 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 20.5 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 20.5 mi
- Poet's Path: 24.8 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 24.8 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 24.8 mi
- Easton Ponds: 13.0 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 18.0 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 7.2 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
- Canyon Spring: 20.1 mi
- Lanigan Spring: 24.5 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 15.4 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Margaret. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemah Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,280 m | 7.7 mi |
| Chikamin Peak | NNE 12° | 2,110 m | 6.5 mi |
| Three Queens | NE 36° | 2,038 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Thomson | N 351° | 1,998 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hibox Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,996 m | 3.8 mi |
| Burntboot Peak | N 4° | 1,987 m | 8.2 mi |
| Four Brothers | NNE 16° | 1,977 m | 5.9 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | N 2° | 1,926 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:25 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 11.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1522729 — Mount Margaret, Kittitas County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/4499332417
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 3 mi
- North Bend · 22 mi
- King County · 24 mi
- Snoqualmie · 25 mi
- Stevens Pass · 27 mi
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