Obstruction Peak
Obstruction Peak rises to 2,419 m in Washington. Mount Lago stands 2,655 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Barney, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058171, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,419 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Barney: 1.8 mi
- Burch Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Billy Goat Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Big Craggy Peak: 4.3 mi
- Eightmile Peak: 4.6 mi
- Prospect Point: 15.9 mi
- Recess Wall: 15.9 mi
- Nugget Wall: 15.9 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 16.5 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 17.7 mi
- Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 20.7 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 22.9 mi
- Confluence Park: 23.0 mi
- Homestream Park: 23.3 mi
- Heckendorn Park: 23.5 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Falls: 19.8 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 15.4 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 20.2 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 23.0 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 23.3 mi
- Monument Spring: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Obstruction Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lago | W 277° | 2,655 m | 12.7 mi |
| Remmel Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,636 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | NNE 14° | 2,622 m | 13.1 mi |
| Monument Peak | W 267° | 2,612 m | 12.9 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | WNW 289° | 2,602 m | 13.1 mi |
| Big Craggy Peak | SW 226° | 2,575 m | 4.3 mi |
| Lost Peak | W 273° | 2,552 m | 9.0 mi |
| Amphitheater Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,548 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:32 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 08:52 | 16:12 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545984
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 23 mi
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