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Scorpion Mountain

Scorpion Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Scorpion Mountain rises to 1,687 m in Washington. Rock Mountain stands 2,086 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

Scorpion Mountain is a mountain in the U.S state of Washington located in Snohomish County near Skykomish.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q25209407, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1687 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.79229, -121.19740

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 11
  • Moai: 16.9 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 16.9 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 16.9 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 17.1 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 17.3 mi
Parks: 7
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 8.9 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 9.5 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 13.6 mi
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 16.6 mi
  • Big Eddy River Access: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Bear Creek Site: 22.6 mi
  • Nighthawk Site: 22.7 mi
  • Group Picnic Shelter: 22.9 mi
  • Camp Brown Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 9.5 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 9.5 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Scorpion Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock MountainE 87°2,085.5 m10.4 mi
Jim Hill MountainESE 113°2,062 m9.5 mi
Nimbus MountainSSE 159°2,046 m9.7 mi
Thunder MountainSSE 162°1,998 m9.9 mi
Labyrinth MountainENE 60°1,943.9 m8.3 mi
Lemool PeakSE 131°1,915 m10.3 mi
Spark Plug MountainSSE 168°1,913 m9.4 mi
MinotaurENE 63°1,910.5 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:18
June solstice05:0720:1921:08
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:5215:2216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/348999534

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