Riddle Peaks
Riddle Peaks rises to 2,228 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Monkey Bear Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 19 miles off.
The story
Riddle Peaks, also known as Riddle Peak, is an 8,212-foot (2,503-metre) mountain summit located at the head of Riddle Creek in the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state. Riddle Peak is situated on the Glacier Peak Wilderness boundary, six miles west of Lake Chelan, and 2.5 mi (4.0 km) northeast of Holden, on land managed by the Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Flora Mountain, 2.25 miles (3.62 km) to the northeast, and Martin Peak lies 3.7 miles (6.0 km) to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Lake Chelan via Railroad Creek, Riddle Creek, and Devore Creek. Topographic relief is significant since the southern aspect of the mountain rises 5,000 feet above the Railroad Creek valley in approximately 2 mi (3.2 km). The first ascent of the peak was made September 11, 1940, by Everett and Ida Zacher Darr, Joe Leuthold, and Eldon Metzger via an easy ridge from Tenmile Pass.
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Wikidata Q49068497, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2228 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 19.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lucerne Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Flora Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 3.1 mi
- Tinpan Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Devore Peak: 4.1 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 1.4 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 1.9 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 7.8 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 8.1 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 10.1 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 12.0 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 17.8 mi
- Halfway Spring: 20.3 mi
- Handy Spring: 22.3 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Painted Rocks: 6.4 mi
- Grassy Point: 18.2 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 11.7 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 18.0 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Holden Museum: 2.5 mi
- Moore: 5.4 mi
- The Garden: 7.5 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Riddle Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | W 281° | 2,900 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Fernow | SW 221° | 2,821 m | 5.4 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | SW 218° | 2,750 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Maude | SSW 210° | 2,748 m | 6.7 mi |
| Copper Peak | SW 226° | 2,671 m | 4.7 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,643 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | SSE 146° | 2,608 m | 9.8 mi |
| Dark Peak | WNW 288° | 2,591 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:18 | 16:12 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348974594
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 15 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 20 mi
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