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Plummer Mountain

Plummer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Plummer Mountain rises to 2,398 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Miners Cabin (ruined), a historic site 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 23 miles off.

The story

Plummer Mountain is a prominent summit of the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. It is located west of Suiattle Pass in the heart of the Glacier Peak Wilderness on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Plummer Mountain is the high point and eastern culmination of Miners Ridge. Image Lake on Miners Ridge provides a campsite from which to climb Plummer. Kennecott Copper Corporation, as of 1988, planned to dig an open-pit copper mine on the slopes of Plummer Mountain. However, protests by various advocacy groups prevented the plan from developing further.

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Wikidata Q49062705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2398 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.20679, -120.97205

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 22
  • Greenwood Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Lyman Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Crown Point Falls: 3.5 mi
  • High Pass Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 0.9 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 15.9 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 24.6 mi
  • Lodge: 24.7 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 2
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 19.0 mi
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Plummer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakSW 225°3,214 m9.3 mi
Disappointment PeakSW 223°2,970 m9.6 mi
Bonanza PeakENE 66°2,900 m5.3 mi
Sitkum SpireSW 228°2,851 m9.6 mi
Mount FernowESE 112°2,821 m8.2 mi
Seven Fingered JackESE 118°2,750 m8.2 mi
Mount MaudeESE 122°2,748 m9.1 mi
Dome PeakNNW 339°2,719 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0420:2021:09
September equinox06:5118:2219:04
December solstice07:5315:1916:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/348999595

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