Porcupine Peak
Porcupine Peak rises to 2,366 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cutthroat Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Porcupine Peak is a 7,762-foot-elevation (2,366-meter) mountain located in Skagit County of Washington state in the United States.
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Wikidata Q55887532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,366 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 4 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cutthroat Peak: 2.2 mi
- Mount Hardy: 2.3 mi
- Crooked Bum: 2.6 mi
- Whistler Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Tower Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Green View Falls: 9.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.4 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 24.1 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 10.4 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 11.8 mi
- Nugget Wall: 12.2 mi
- Recess Wall: 12.2 mi
- Prospect Point: 12.2 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 10.2 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 10.7 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 13.8 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 23.4 mi
- Holden Museum: 24.3 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 24.6 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 24.8 mi
- Temple of Power: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Porcupine Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,812 m | 9.2 mi |
| Black Peak | WSW 243° | 2,719 m | 4.0 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | E 91° | 2,670 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mesahchie Peak | WNW 287° | 2,635 m | 6.9 mi |
| Katsuk Peak | WNW 286° | 2,633 m | 7.2 mi |
| Storm King | WSW 245° | 2,597 m | 9.4 mi |
| Kimtah Peak | WNW 287° | 2,596 m | 8.3 mi |
| Tower Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,574 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:16 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3897542678
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 9 mi
- Winthrop · 26 mi
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