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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 1,660 m in Washington. Gunnshy Peak stands 1,895 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Salmon Red, a peak 0.7 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 4.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in King County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49067809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1660 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.71769, -121.54808

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Salmon Red: 0.7 mi
  • Infrared Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Rudderham: 1.5 mi
  • Frozen Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Frisbee: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Milwawkie Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Goat Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Logjam Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Kanim Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls-Upper Cascade: 4.9 mi
Parks
  • Baring Community Park: 4.7 mi
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 6.7 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 8.8 mi
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 9.3 mi
  • Big Eddy River Access: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 24
Artworks: 22
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 16
  • Lower Town Wall: 7.0 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 7.4 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 7.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 7.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Group Picnic Shelter: 11.3 mi
  • Camp Brown Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
  • Mine Creek: 17.5 mi
  • Nighthawk Site: 18.1 mi
Museums: 10
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 8.7 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 8.8 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 8.8 mi
  • Camlann Medieval Village: 16.7 mi
  • Northwest Railway Museum: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 6
Hot springs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Normandy Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Duvall Beach: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Canyon Spring: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gunnshy PeakNNE 29°1,895 m8.3 mi
Gunn PeakNE 34°1,887 m8.2 mi
Merchant Peak (Northwest)NE 43°1,863 m7.9 mi
Baring MountainNE 51°1,858 m6.7 mi
Mount IndexNNW 339°1,826 m4.2 mi
Townsend MountainNE 52°1,809 m9.1 mi
Lennox MountainSE 134°1,789 m4.9 mi
TailgunnerNE 34°1,781 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0920:2021:09
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5315:2416:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546229

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