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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
1,687 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.79229, -121.19740

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 9
  • Moai: 16.9 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 16.9 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 16.9 mi
  • Lower Town Wall: 17.7 mi
  • Spouse Wall: 22.5 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
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 9.5 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 9.5 mi
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 MountainE2,086 m10.4 mi
Jim Hill MountainESE2,062 m9.5 mi
Nimbus MountainSSE2,046 m9.7 mi
Thunder MountainSSE1,998 m9.9 mi
Labyrinth MountainENE1,944 m8.3 mi
Lemool PeakSE1,915 m10.3 mi
Spark Plug MountainSSE1,913 m9.4 mi
MinotaurENE1,911 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 50–80 °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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