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Rock Mountain

Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Mountain rises to 2,430 m in Washington. Tiffany Mountain stands 2,512 m to the south-southwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Tiffany Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068943, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2429.6 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.69040, -119.91728
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
  • Conconully National Wildlife Refuge: 13.3 mi
  • Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 15.6 mi
  • Blue Lake Public Access: 16.3 mi
  • Cougar Lake Public Access: 16.9 mi
  • Aeneas Lake Public Access: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • Aventurine / Serpentine Rock Collecting Site: 20.3 mi
  • The Sweet Spot: 21.9 mi
  • Lucky Jim Bluff: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 24.0 mi
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 21.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tiffany MountainSSW 206°2,512.2 m1.6 mi
Middle Tiffany MountainSSE 156°2,428.3 m0.8 mi
Clark PeakS 183°2,404.9 m2.8 mi
Old BaldySSW 194°2,391 m7.2 mi
Mount BarneyWNW 293°2,379 m16.3 mi
Coleman PeakNW 325°2,320 m13.8 mi
Kay PeakNW 324°2,298 m13.0 mi
Reed PeakNW 322°2,289 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3119:13
June solstice04:5820:1721:07
September equinox06:4718:1818:59
December solstice07:5115:1216:07

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232838475561686859463322
Precip in2.11.31.20.81.11.10.70.40.41.42.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546273

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