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Mutton Mountain

Mutton Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mutton Mountain rises to 1,876 m in Washington. 2nd Burroughs Mountain stands 2,256 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Corral Pass Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49056070, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,876.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.02831, -121.47831

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Snoquera Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Dalles Creek Falls Upper: 4.2 mi
  • Dalles Creek Falls Lower: 4.3 mi
  • Skookum Falls: 4.8 mi
  • North Fork Union Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 23
Picnic sites: 6
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 13.0 mi
Parks: 6
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 6.0 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 15.4 mi
  • Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
  • Lavender Lake Access Area: 21.0 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Clover Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Log Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Soda Springs: 22.4 mi
  • Iron Mike Springs: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • The Trident: 14.1 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 14.6 mi
  • Big Cedar: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 18.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Mutton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2nd Burroughs MountainSW2,256 m13.1 mi
Mount FremontSW2,230 m11.4 mi
Goat Island MountainSW2,221 m12.8 mi
Goat Island Mountain - West PeakSW2,200 m13.4 mi
1st Burroughs MountainSW2,182 m12.2 mi
Sluiskin Mountain, EastWSW2,142 m13.5 mi
Antler PeakSW2,139 m10.4 mi
North Cowlitz ChimneySSW2,138 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:1120:1821:05
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:5015:2816:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293035394652596055443428
Precip in11.77.98.86.54.73.31.31.63.99.013.712.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523538 — Mutton Mountain, Pierce County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348178957

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