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Rainbow Mountain

Rainbow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rainbow Mountain rises to 1,788 m in Washington. Devore Peak stands 2,554 m to the south-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Falls, a waterfall 2.0 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 8.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1788 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.37269, -120.70741

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 12
  • Rainbow Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Green View Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 11.9 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Historic sites: 4
Parks: 3
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 22.1 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 20.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 3.7 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Rainbow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devore PeakSSW 202°2,554 m7.1 mi
Martin PeakSSW 209°2,547 m10.3 mi
Reynolds PeakE 88°2,545 m6.5 mi
Tupshin PeakSSW 201°2,509 m5.6 mi
Mount GibbsENE 72°2,482 m4.7 mi
McGregor MountainWNW 301°2,476 m4.8 mi
Flora MountainS 177°2,457 m8.9 mi
Cutthroat PeakN 1°2,454 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:16
June solstice05:0220:1921:09
September equinox06:5018:2119:03
December solstice07:5215:1716:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546203

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