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Palmer Mountain

Palmer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Palmer Mountain rises to 1,308 m in Washington. Snowy Mountain stands 2,586 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Rock Recreation Site, a picnic site 1.6 miles away. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 7.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1308 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.87071, -119.58618

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • Wannacut Lake Public Access: 3.1 mi
  • Spectacle Lake West Public Boat Launch: 4.6 mi
  • Spectacle Lake East Water Access Area: 4.6 mi
  • Oroville Community Soccer Field: 8.0 mi
  • City Park: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Smugglers Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Ethel Spring: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Striding Sasquatch: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Palmer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainNW 314°2,586 m17.8 mi
Windy PeakWNW 283°2,540 m17.9 mi
Armstrong MountainWNW 299°2,481 m18.3 mi
Arnold PeakWNW 298°2,462 m17.3 mi
Armstrong Mountain NorthwestWNW 299°2,425 m18.6 mi
Chopaka MountainWNW 304°2,403 m10.8 mi
Snowshoe MountainNW 304°2,383 m14.5 mi
Hurley PeakNW 309°2,379 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3019:11
June solstice04:5520:1621:06
September equinox06:4618:1618:58
December solstice07:5015:0916:04

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293443515965727161493629

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524156 — Palmer Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546052

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