Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 1,879 m in Washington. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the east-northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Barlow Point, a peak 1.4 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Sheep Mountain is a 6,166-foot-elevation (1,879-meter) summit near the western edge of the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. It is located one mile east of Barlow Pass along the Mountain Loop Highway near the Monte Cristo area. It is situated on land administered by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Back in the old mining days of the late 1800s, the long sub-range stretching from Cadet Peak to Sheep Mountain was known as Pride of the Mountains Range. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Sauk River.
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Wikidata Q49072988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,879.4 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 16 mi
- View of railroad bridge · 17 mi
- View of Baring Mountain · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barlow Point: 1.4 mi
- North Gemini Peak: 1.6 mi
- South Gemini Peak: 1.9 mi
- Pirate Peak: 2.2 mi
- Lewis Peak: 2.5 mi
- Mackintosh Falls: 2.8 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Perry Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Pride Basin Falls: 5.3 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 5.4 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Reiter Foothills Park: 15.7 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 15.8 mi
- Backman County Park: 15.9 mi
- Wallace Falls State Park Campground: 16.3 mi
- Lodge: 3.0 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 3.1 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 5.4 mi
- Bus: 6.8 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 10.4 mi
- Moai: 15.2 mi
- Index Town Wall: 15.3 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 15.3 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 16.1 mi
- Grassy Point: 17.9 mi
- Monte Cristo: 2.9 mi
- Alpine: 23.3 mi
- Wellington: 23.5 mi
- Scenic: 24.8 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 8.9 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 9.2 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Monte Cristo: 2.9 mi
- Cut Log: 17.4 mi
- Caboose: 24.7 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 10.0 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 19.3 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 22.0 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 22.0 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 22.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 23.7 mi
- Normandy Beach: 17.9 mi
- Sultan Materials: 19.9 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Peak | ENE 72° | 2,388 m | 3.8 mi |
| Kyes Peak | SE 137° | 2,220 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Pugh | NNE 14° | 2,195 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cadet Peak | SE 131° | 2,191 m | 4.2 mi |
| North Cadet Peak | SE 127° | 2,182 m | 4.0 mi |
| Columbia Peak | SSE 149° | 2,175 m | 5.1 mi |
| Monte Cristo Peak | SE 136° | 2,140 m | 5.1 mi |
| Painted Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,106 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Startup 1 E, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546397
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 20 mi
- Stevens Pass · 25 mi
- Granite Falls · 26 mi
- Monroe · 28 mi
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