Painted Mountain
Painted Mountain rises to 2,106 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Magenta Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 22 miles off.
The story
Painted Mountain is a 6,975-foot-elevation (2,126-meter) summit located in the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. The mountain is situated in the Glacier Peak Wilderness on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Neighbors include line parent Black Mountain, 2.2 mi (3.5 km) to the east, and Glacier Peak is 7 mi (11 km) to the northeast. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains west into tributaries of the North Fork Sauk River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) above the river in less than two miles.
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Wikidata Q49059426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2106 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 22.2 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls viewpoint · 23 mi
- View of Baring Mountain · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Magenta Peak: 1.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Skullcap Peak: 2.6 mi
- Zi-iob Peak: 3.6 mi
- Portal Peak: 3.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Falls: 5.0 mi
- Weeping Wall Falls: 5.3 mi
- North Fork Sauk Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 5.7 mi
- Mackintosh Falls: 6.0 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Backman County Park: 18.5 mi
- Depot Park: 20.1 mi
- Old School Park: 20.2 mi
- Harold Engles Park: 20.4 mi
- Grassy Point: 10.2 mi
- Moai: 22.2 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 22.3 mi
- Index Town Wall: 22.3 mi
- Index Town Wall: 22.3 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 4.1 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 8.8 mi
- Lodge: 8.9 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 12.1 mi
- Bus: 13.3 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 17.2 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 17.5 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 13.5 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 14.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 19.9 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 20.6 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 17.8 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 17.9 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Monte Cristo: 8.9 mi
- Cut Log: 24.4 mi
- Monte Cristo: 8.9 mi
- Wellington: 23.3 mi
- Holden Museum: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Painted Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Peak | ENE 68° | 3,214 m | 6.9 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | ENE 72° | 2,970 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sitkum Spire | ENE 66° | 2,851 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kennedy Peak | NE 56° | 2,518 m | 7.1 mi |
| Tenpeak Mountain | E 89° | 2,505 m | 10.1 mi |
| Kololo Peak-East | E 95° | 2,498.5 m | 7.5 mi |
| Kololo Peak-West | E 96° | 2,485 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sloan Peak | WSW 240° | 2,388 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:21 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546231
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 12 mi
- Stevens Pass · 24 mi
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