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Oval Peak

Oval Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Oval Peak rises to 2,665 m in Washington. Star Peak stands 2,644 m to the south, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Scaffold Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Oval Peak is an 8,800-foot (2,700-metre) mountain in the North Cascades of Washington state. It is protected by the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness within the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Oval Peak is the highest summit in the Methow Mountains, a subrange of the North Cascades. Oval Peak has a small rock glacier on its slopes. Climbing Oval Peak can be difficult due to the amount of talus on its slopes. There is a summit register at the peak.

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Wikidata Q20712293, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2665 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.28709, -120.42454

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 14.4 mi
  • Bendtsen Public Access: 14.6 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 14.6 mi
  • Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Domke Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 15.4 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Big Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 14.4 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 15.1 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Oval Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Star PeakS 184°2,644 m2.5 mi
Mount BigelowSE 145°2,574 m5.8 mi
Hoodoo PeakESE 123°2,571 m4.5 mi
Martin PeakSSE 154°2,545 m7.6 mi
Reynolds PeakNW 313°2,545 m9.0 mi
Switchback MountainSSE 158°2,536 m8.3 mi
Courtney PeakSSW 206°2,535 m2.0 mi
Abernathy PeakNNW 341°2,523 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:15
June solstice05:0220:1821:07
September equinox06:4918:2019:01
December solstice07:5115:1616:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524108 — Oval Peak, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546041

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