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North Gardner Mountain

North Gardner Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

North Gardner Mountain rises to 2,730 m in Washington. Gardner Mountain stands 2,712 m to the southeast, 0.8 miles off. Cascade Loop passes 5.0 miles off.

The story

North Gardner Mountain is a mountain in the North Cascades of Washington state. The mountain is located in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest and is the highest point in Okanogan County, Washington, and the 23rd highest mountain in the state.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3344122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2730 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.51542, -120.50176

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 12.4 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 14.6 mi
  • Confluence Park: 14.8 mi
  • Homestream Park: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cedar Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Green View Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Domke Falls: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 19.7 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 20.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of North Gardner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gardner MountainSE 133°2,712 m0.8 mi
Silver Star MountainWNW 301°2,670 m4.4 mi
Tower MountainWNW 299°2,574 m10.5 mi
Big SnagtoothWNW 288°2,552 m4.2 mi
Reynolds PeakSSW 197°2,545 m10.1 mi
Big KangarooW 273°2,538 m5.3 mi
Abernathy PeakSSW 201°2,523 m2.8 mi
Mount GibbsSSW 211°2,482 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0120:1921:08
September equinox06:4918:2019:02
December solstice07:5215:1516:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232836455562706959453222
Precip in3.62.42.01.01.11.00.60.50.82.13.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523885 — North Gardner Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356545959

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