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Point Defiance

Point Defiance, seen from above at true elevation

Point Defiance rises to 2,233 m in Washington. Mount Lago stands 2,655 m to the southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckskin Point, a peak 2.7 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 18 miles off.

The story

summit in Okanogan County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q43159300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2233 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.87459, -120.60289

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cedar Falls: 22.5 mi
  • John Pierce Waterfall: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Point Defiance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LagoSE 136°2,655 m4.3 mi
Robinson MountainS 173°2,653 m10.3 mi
Monument PeakSSE 154°2,612 m6.2 mi
Ptarmigan PeakE 100°2,602 m3.3 mi
Osceola PeakSSE 158°2,581 m3.3 mi
Lost PeakESE 123°2,552 m7.9 mi
Lake MountainSSE 147°2,525 m7.6 mi
Blackcap MountainSSE 151°2,524 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice04:5920:2021:10
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice08:5416:1317:09

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232836455562706959453222
Precip in3.62.42.01.01.11.00.60.50.82.13.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546138

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