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Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Mountain rises to 1,208 m in Washington. Dragontail Peak stands 2,695 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Blewett, a ghost town 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Chelan County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072983, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1207.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.40623, -120.64758

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
Artworks: 25
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 17
  • Wildlife Viewing Blind: 10.5 mi
  • Chelan County Fairgrounds: 10.5 mi
  • Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 10.6 mi
  • Chelan County Fairgrounds: 10.6 mi
  • Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 12.6 mi
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 12
  • Lizard Wall: 8.0 mi
  • Snow Creek Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Central Park: 10.3 mi
  • Spineless Prow: 10.8 mi
  • Icicle Buttress: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Shore Street River Access: 11.3 mi
  • Deer Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Rafters Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Dog Beach: 12.7 mi
Museums: 10
  • Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 11.9 mi
  • Greater Leavenworth Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Nutcracker Museum & Store: 13.1 mi
  • Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 15.8 mi
  • Rocky Reach Discovery Center: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragontail PeakWNW 300°2,695 m10.0 mi
Pandora's BoxWNW 299°2,658 m10.1 mi
Colchuck PeakWNW 298°2,653 m10.5 mi
Cannon MountainNW 313°2,637 m9.8 mi
Enchantment PeakNW 308°2,597 m9.2 mi
Witches TowerWNW 300°2,597 m9.6 mi
Little AnnapurnaWNW 299°2,578 m8.9 mi
Argonaut PeakWNW 294°2,577 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:0620:1621:04
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4815:2216:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263239475562696960483527
Precip in4.12.92.51.21.41.00.40.40.82.44.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348974631

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