Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 1,616 m in Washington. White Chuck Mountain stands 2,130 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Higgins, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 13 miles off.
The story
Round Mountain is a 5,369-foot mountain summit at the western edge of the North Cascades, in Skagit County of Washington state. It is located nine miles northwest of Darrington, Washington, and is situated on land administered by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Round Mountain is remarkable for its 4,840 feet of prominence which ranks as the most in Skagit County, and eighth-most of all the mountains in Washington state. The nearest higher peak is Whitehorse Mountain, 7.85 miles (12.63 km) to the south-southeast. Precipitation runoff from Round Mountain drains into tributaries of the Stillaguamish River.
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Wikidata Q49069955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1616 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 12.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 19.2 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 26.0 mi off the JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Higgins: 1.0 mi
- Skadulgwas Peak: 1.6 mi
- Finney Peak: 3.8 mi
- Anxious Groom Mountain: 5.5 mi
- North Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Fortson Mill Park: 3.7 mi
- Whitehorse Community Park: 7.6 mi
- DOT City Park: 8.2 mi
- Nels Bruseth Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Harold Engles Park: 8.4 mi
- White Creek Conservation Area: 11.0 mi
- Jackman Creek Conservation Area: 13.5 mi
- Grandy Creek Convservation Area: 14.6 mi
- Barr Creek Conservation Area: 14.6 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 14.6 mi
- Fortson Mill: 3.7 mi
- Oso Slide Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Car Wreak: 15.8 mi
- Lime Kiln: 17.2 mi
- Cascade Trail: 17.6 mi
- Boulder Falls: 6.6 mi
- Feature Show Falls: 6.8 mi
- Meditation Falls: 6.9 mi
- Asbestos Falls: 12.6 mi
- Gilligan Cree Falls: 19.8 mi
- Cut Log: 16.3 mi
- Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 18.1 mi
- Giant Arborvitae: 22.9 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 23.8 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 24.8 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 14.1 mi
- Granite Falls Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
- Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 20.4 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 14.7 mi
- Falls Mural: 19.6 mi
- One choice mural.: 19.7 mi
- Oso Mudslide: 5.4 mi
- Prestliens Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
- Chinook Swim Beach: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Chuck Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,130.2 m | 17.4 mi |
| Whitehorse Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,092 m | 8.6 mi |
| Three Fingers | SSE 165° | 1,984 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bettys Jugs | ENE 75° | 1,860.194 m | 16.5 mi |
| Illabot Peaks | ENE 67° | 1,792 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Bullen | SSE 165° | 1,785 m | 9.3 mi |
| Prairie Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,724 m | 13.3 mi |
| Jumbo Mountain | SE 142° | 1,701 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:23 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:21 | 16:16 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525242 — Round Mountain, Skagit County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349003241
Day trips start here
- Arlington · 20 mi
- Granite Falls · 20 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 25 mi
- Marysville · 26 mi
- Mount Vernon · 27 mi
- Burlington · 28 mi
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