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Old Snowy Mountain

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. White Pass Scenic Byway 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
2,408 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.51225, -121.45450

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 53
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
Parks: 2
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 12.6 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gilbert PeakSE2,494 m2.7 mi
Goat CitadelSE2,439 m2.3 mi
Big HornSE2,438 m2.0 mi
Ives PeakSSE2,414 m0.7 mi
Tieton PeakE2,368 m2.8 mi
Johnson PeakNW2,282 m2.9 mi
Hawkeye PointWNW2,265 m2.0 mi
Bear Creek MountainENE2,236 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1420:1621:03
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4815:3116:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348190251

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