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Needle Peak

Needle Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Needle Peak rises to 2,376 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the south-southeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Blankenship, a peak 1.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2376 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.27957, -120.90233

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 13
  • Crown Point Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Greenwood Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Lyman Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 14.1 mi
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Needle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bonanza PeakSSE 150°2,900 m3.3 mi
Mount FernowSSE 152°2,821 m9.2 mi
Seven Fingered JackSSE 156°2,750 m9.8 mi
Mount MaudeSSE 155°2,748 m10.8 mi
Dome PeakWNW 286°2,719 m6.1 mi
Copper PeakSSE 148°2,671 m8.6 mi
Fortress MountainS 190°2,643 m8.4 mi
Dark PeakSSE 151°2,591 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0320:2021:09
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice07:5315:1816:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523602 — Needle Peak, Chelan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348999579

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