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Mount Tommy Thompson

Mount Tommy Thompson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Tommy Thompson rises to 2,067 m in Washington. Boston Peak stands 2,711 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Razorback Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

Mount Tommy Thompson is a 6,780-foot-elevation (2,070-meter) mountain summit located in Skagit County of Washington state. It is situated eight miles southeast of the town of Marblemount, within the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest, on the west slopes of the North Cascades Range. The nearest higher named neighbor is Snowking Mountain, 3.16 miles (5.09 km) to the southeast. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises 3,670 feet (1,120 meters) above Slide Lake in less than two miles. Precipitation runoff from Mount Tommy Thompson drains into tributaries of the Skagit River.

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Wikidata Q108314970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2067 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.44595, -121.31755

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
  • Pressentin County Park: 7.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 10.8 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 11.8 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 13.7 mi
  • Whitehorse Community Park: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • North Cascading: 10.5 mi
  • Fortson Mill: 22.4 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 16.1 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 23.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 16.3 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Mount Tommy Thompson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boston PeakENE 75°2,711 m13.3 mi
Eldorado PeakNE 53°2,703 m10.5 mi
Forbidden PeakENE 69°2,687 m12.7 mi
Sahale MountainENE 76°2,646 m13.2 mi
Klawatti PeakNE 52°2,586 m12.3 mi
Primus PeakNE 48°2,567 m14.0 mi
Marble NeedleNE 48°2,560.6 m10.9 mi
Austera PeakNE 49°2,534 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0420:2221:11
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5515:1916:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646559494137
Precip in12.88.18.75.53.52.91.61.74.09.213.711.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/13748890442

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