Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 1,792 m in Washington. Hawkins Mountain stands 2,166 m to the east-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain Middle Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 9.6 miles off. 213 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Red Mountain is a 5,732-foot (1,747 m) mountain in the Cascade Range of Washington state. It is located in Kittitas County, approximately 14 miles (22.5 km) northwest of the town of Roslyn. There is an eponymous mine on the southern side of the mountain at 4,051 feet (1,235 m), where tungsten, molybdenum, and copper were mined.
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Wikidata Q7304628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,792 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 21.7 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 28.2 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Margaret · 9 mi
- Little Balcony · 22 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 22 mi
- Echo Point · 22 mi
213 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain Middle Peak: 0.4 mi
- Red Mountain South Peak: 0.9 mi
- Red Mountain West Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mariners Peak: 2.1 mi
- Polallie South Knob: 2.6 mi
- Whinnimic Falls: 8.8 mi
- Laura Falls: 9.3 mi
- Rocky Run Falls: 9.3 mi
- Rampart Falls: 9.6 mi
- Iceberg Lake Falls: 10.4 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 3.3 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 10.6 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 11.6 mi
- Lavender Lake Access Area: 12.3 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 5.5 mi
- NP Ski Bowl Lodge: 11.4 mi
- old bus: 11.7 mi
- Number 8 Mine: 12.7 mi
- Liberty Landing: 12.8 mi
- Osprey Wall: 13.3 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Spineless Prow: 14.9 mi
- Lizard Wall: 16.7 mi
- Little Italy: 20.6 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 12.6 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 16.8 mi
- Telephone Museum: 17.1 mi
- South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 17.2 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 21.4 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 24.1 mi
- Watershed Bell: 24.1 mi
- Icicles: 24.1 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 24.1 mi
- Granite Salmon: 24.2 mi
- Tubing Park: 12.4 mi
- KBHR Set: 14.0 mi
- Caboose: 21.7 mi
- Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 24.6 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Blind: 24.9 mi
- Easton Ponds: 11.3 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 13.2 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 23.9 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 21.4 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 21.6 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Lanigan Spring: 18.0 mi
- Culver Springs: 21.6 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 24.8 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 10.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 24.3 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,166 m | 7.7 mi |
| Esmeralda Peak | ENE 70° | 2,062 m | 8.8 mi |
| Three Queens | WNW 300° | 2,038 m | 6.8 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NE 38° | 2,012 m | 6.2 mi |
| Peak 6579 | NE 36° | 2,005 m | 6.4 mi |
| Third Goat | NE 37° | 1,998 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hibox Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,996 m | 7.7 mi |
| Second Goat | NE 38° | 1,993 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 63 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Easton, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524941 — Red Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348771918
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 12 mi
- Stevens Pass · 24 mi
- Leavenworth · 26 mi
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