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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 1,333 m in Washington. Mount Fernow stands 2,821 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore, a ghost town 2.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 20 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Chelan County, Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49069951, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,333 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.22875, -120.57232

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 17
  • Domke Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 7.6 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 9.8 mi
Parks: 13
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
  • Bendtsen Public Access: 20.6 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 20.9 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 22.0 mi
  • Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 22.7 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 22.2 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FernowWSW2,821 m11.8 mi
Copper PeakWSW2,671 m11.3 mi
Oval PeakENE2,665 m7.9 mi
Star PeakENE2,644 m6.8 mi
Cardinal PeakSSW2,608 m8.9 mi
Mount BigelowE2,574 m10.1 mi
Hoodoo PeakE2,571 m10.7 mi
Emerald PeakSSW2,565 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0220:1821:07
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5115:1716:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525239 — Round Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348974192

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