Old Snowy Mountain
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Old Snowy Mountain rises to 2,408 m in Washington. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the southeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ives Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Old Snowy Mountain (7,880+ ft (2,400+ m)) is located in the Goat Rocks on the border of Lewis and Yakima Counties, in the U.S. state of Washington. Old Snowy Mountain is within the Goat Rocks Wilderness in Gifford Pinchot National Forest and is flanked by the McCall Glacier on its eastern slopes while the smaller Packwood Glacier is just northwest of the peak. Additionally, the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail is on the west slopes of the peak.
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Wikidata Q7084989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2408 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 7.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 7.7 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 13.3 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 11 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Great Falls: 3.9 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Jennings Falls: 9.0 mi
- South Fork Falls: 9.1 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Blue Slide: 11.8 mi
- Palisades: 12.6 mi
- Goat Dike: 12.9 mi
- Esel Point: 15.7 mi
- Hidden Spring: 5.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.4 mi
- Log Spring: 14.8 mi
- Bum Springs: 15.2 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 9.8 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
- Wild Rose Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 12.2 mi
- Longmire Museum: 23.6 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 23.6 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 23.1 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 23.6 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 24.9 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 12.6 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 22.5 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
- Big Cedar: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Old Snowy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | SE 127° | 2,494 m | 2.7 mi |
| Goat Citadel | SE 130° | 2,439 m | 2.3 mi |
| Big Horn | SE 132° | 2,438 m | 2.0 mi |
| Ives Peak | SSE 156° | 2,414 m | 0.7 mi |
| Tieton Peak | E 90° | 2,367.7 m | 2.8 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NW 310° | 2,282 m | 2.9 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | WNW 291° | 2,265 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bear Creek Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,236.3 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:31 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348190251
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 28 mi
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