Mount Tommy Thompson
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
- 7.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 7.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 21 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Razorback Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Snowking Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mount Chaval: 4.8 mi
- Mutchler Peak: 5.0 mi
- Bettys Jugs: 5.7 mi
- 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
- Cascade River South 2: 6.1 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 7.0 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 7.5 mi
- Marblemount Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 9.3 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
- Bacon Lake Falls: 18.6 mi
- Green Lake Falls: 18.8 mi
- Upper Green Lake Falls: 19.0 mi
- North Cascading: 10.5 mi
- Fortson Mill: 22.4 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 23.1 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
- Temple of Power: 16.0 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 20.7 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 16.1 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 23.9 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 16.3 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 21.0 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 17.6 mi
- Grassy Point: 19.6 mi
- Sauk City: 14.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Peak | ENE 75° | 2,711 m | 13.3 mi |
| Eldorado Peak | NE 53° | 2,703 m | 10.5 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | ENE 69° | 2,687 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,646 m | 13.2 mi |
| Klawatti Peak | NE 52° | 2,586 m | 12.3 mi |
| Primus Peak | NE 48° | 2,567 m | 14.0 mi |
| Marble Needle | NE 48° | 2,560.6 m | 10.9 mi |
| Austera Peak | NE 49° | 2,534 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:22 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:19 | 16:13 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
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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Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 19 mi
- North Cascades · 27 mi
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