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Mount Winthrop

Mount Winthrop, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Winthrop rises to 2,395 m in Washington. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blizzard Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 20 miles off.

The story

Mount Winthrop is a prominent 7,850-foot (2,393-metre) mountain summit located in Okanogan County of Washington state in the United States. The mountain is part of the Hozameen Range of the North Cascades and is situated two miles (3.2 km) south of the Canada–United States border within the Pasayten Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Frosty Mountain, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Similkameen River. Like many North Cascades peaks, Mount Winthrop is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 2,850 feet (870 m) above Route Creek in 1.0 mile (1.6 km). The Pacific Northwest Trail traverses the southeast slope of the mountain and the Pacific Crest Trail traverses the western base of the mountain.

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Wikidata Q49055231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2395 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.97291, -120.76734

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 2
  • Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 2.5 mi
  • Brown bear mine camp: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Mount Winthrop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainSSW 212°2,763 m16.3 mi
Mount LagoSE 133°2,655 m14.4 mi
Monument PeakSE 140°2,612 m16.0 mi
Ptarmigan PeakSE 125°2,602 m13.0 mi
Osceola PeakSE 138°2,581 m13.1 mi
Lost PeakSE 128°2,552 m17.9 mi
Lake MountainSE 139°2,525 m17.6 mi
Blackcap MountainSE 139°2,524 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3419:16
June solstice05:0020:2121:12
September equinox06:5018:2119:03
December solstice08:5516:1317:09

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343640475560676760494034
Precip in9.76.06.43.22.11.71.01.22.56.711.19.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ross DAM, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1528262 — Mount Winthrop, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546990

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