Portal Peak
Portal Peak rises to 2,060 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is White Chuck Cinder Cone, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 19 miles off.
The story
Portal Peak is a 6,999-foot (2,133-metre) mountain summit in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.
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Wikidata Q49063507, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,060 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 19.3 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 23 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Chuck Cinder Cone: 0.7 mi
- White Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Skullcap Peak: 1.4 mi
- Marmot Knob: 2.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bald Eagle Falls: 6.0 mi
- Weeping Wall Falls: 6.2 mi
- Pride Glacier Falls: 8.1 mi
- Pride Basin Falls: 8.3 mi
- Mackintosh Falls: 8.4 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Backman County Park: 22.3 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 23.7 mi
- Depot Park: 23.9 mi
- Baring Community Park: 23.9 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 1.4 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 10.7 mi
- Lodge: 10.8 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 13.6 mi
- Bus: 14.7 mi
- Grassy Point: 10.3 mi
- Moai: 23.4 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 23.4 mi
- Index Town Wall: 23.4 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 24.4 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 8.9 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 13.4 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- Monte Cristo: 10.8 mi
- Wellington: 20.9 mi
- Scenic: 23.4 mi
- Alpine: 23.6 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 11.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 16.4 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 17.4 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 19.9 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 20.2 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 20.6 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 21.0 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Holden Museum: 21.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 25.0 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 25.0 mi
- Monte Cristo: 10.8 mi
- Caboose: 23.4 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Portal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Peak | NE 35° | 3,214 m | 5.3 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | NE 39° | 2,970 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sitkum Spire | NNE 30° | 2,851 m | 5.1 mi |
| Clark Mountain | E 90° | 2,606 m | 9.7 mi |
| Luahna Peak | E 85° | 2,560 m | 9.0 mi |
| Chalangin Peak | E 83° | 2,548 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kennedy Peak | NNE 24° | 2,518 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tenpeak Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,505 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:21 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524592 — Portal Peak, Snohomish County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546146
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 9 mi
- Stevens Pass · 21 mi
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