Point Defiance
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. Cascade Loop 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
- 2,233 m
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 24 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckskin Point: 2.7 mi
- Osceola Peak: 3.3 mi
- Ptarmigan Peak: 3.3 mi
- Dot Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Tatoosh Buttes: 3.4 mi
- Devils Stairway: 8.3 mi
- Nugget Wall: 15.0 mi
- Recess Wall: 15.0 mi
- Prospect Point: 15.1 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 15.2 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 12.5 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 12.5 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 18.5 mi
- Cedar Falls: 22.5 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 23.7 mi
- Monument Spring: 8.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lago | SE 136° | 2,655 m | 4.3 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | S 173° | 2,653 m | 10.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | SSE 154° | 2,612 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | E 100° | 2,602 m | 3.3 mi |
| Osceola Peak | SSE 158° | 2,581 m | 3.3 mi |
| Lost Peak | ESE 123° | 2,552 m | 7.9 mi |
| Lake Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,525 m | 7.6 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,524 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:20 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 16:13 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546138
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