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Painters Thumb

Painters Thumb, seen from above at true elevation

Painters Thumb rises to 2,056 m in Washington. Cannon Mountain stands 2,637 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Jim Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 5.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2056 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.67517, -120.85094

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 13
Attractions: 12
  • Orion River Rafting: 9.7 mi
  • Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 10.2 mi
  • Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 10.2 mi
  • Kestrel Vintners: 10.2 mi
  • Willkommen in Leavenworth: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Bambino: 7.8 mi
  • Little Italy: 7.9 mi
  • Lower Castle Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Upper Castle Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Veteran's Club: 9.5 mi
Parks: 10
Beaches: 8
  • Dog Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Hot Sand Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Marble Rock Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Deer Beach: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 6
  • Greater Leavenworth Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Nutcracker Museum & Store: 10.4 mi
  • Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 21.3 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 23.7 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Day Use Area: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Painters Thumb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cannon MountainS 169°2,637 m12.1 mi
Cashmere MountainS 179°2,595 m8.0 mi
Colchuck Balanced RockS 173°2,500 m12.8 mi
Big ChiwaukumWNW 296°2,463 m4.3 mi
Eightmile MountainSSW 192°2,437.2 m10.1 mi
Snowgrass MountainW 279°2,436.2 m3.9 mi
Point 7804WNW 292°2,379 m3.9 mi
Big Lou MountainS 176°2,372 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:0620:1721:06
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice07:5015:2216:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137455359666658463527
Precip in4.62.92.41.21.30.90.50.40.82.64.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plain, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11608419583

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