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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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
1792 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.39712, -121.14501

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
  • No Name Ridge: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 50
Parks: 21
  • 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
Historic sites: 19
Cliffs: 18
  • 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
Ghost towns: 10
Museums: 8
  • 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
Picnic sites: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Hex Mountain Trailhead: 7.6 mi
  • Tubing Park: 12.4 mi
  • KBHR Set: 14.0 mi
  • Caboose: 21.7 mi
  • Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 6
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Speelyi Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Dog Beach: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hawkins MountainENE 61°2,166 m7.7 mi
Esmeralda PeakENE 70°2,062 m8.8 mi
Three QueensWNW 300°2,038 m6.8 mi
Goat MountainNE 38°2,012 m6.2 mi
Peak 6579NE 36°2,005 m6.4 mi
Third GoatNE 37°1,998 m6.0 mi
Hibox MountainWNW 288°1,996 m7.7 mi
Second GoatNE 38°1,993 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:17
June solstice05:0920:1821:06
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:5015:2416:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303337435056636356463630
Precip in8.15.84.93.42.21.80.70.91.94.97.87.4

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

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