Sherman Peak
Sherman Peak rises to 2,499 m in Washington. Mount Lago stands 2,655 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Burgett Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 11 miles off.
The story
Sherman Peak is an 8,204-foot (2,501-metre) mountain summit located in western Okanogan County in Washington state. It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a subset of the North Cascades. This remote mountain is on Isabella Ridge, 10.5 mi (16.9 km) north-northeast of Mazama, on land administered by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Big Craggy Peak, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north. Precipitation runoff from Sherman drains into tributaries of the Methow River.
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Wikidata Q49073286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,499 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burgett Peak: 1.2 mi
- Big Craggy Peak: 2.0 mi
- West Craggy: 2.1 mi
- Sunrise Peak: 2.2 mi
- McLeod Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Prospect Point: 10.6 mi
- Recess Wall: 10.6 mi
- Nugget Wall: 10.6 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 10.9 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 12.5 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 18.9 mi
- Confluence Park: 18.9 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 19.2 mi
- Homestream Park: 19.3 mi
- Heckendorn Park: 19.5 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 9.6 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 16.0 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 22.0 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 13.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 14.0 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 18.9 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 19.2 mi
- Monument Spring: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Sherman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lago | NW 304° | 2,655 m | 11.6 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | W 267° | 2,653 m | 11.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | WNW 293° | 2,612 m | 10.7 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | NW 314° | 2,602 m | 13.1 mi |
| Osceola Peak | WNW 301° | 2,581 m | 13.2 mi |
| Big Craggy Peak | N 358° | 2,575 m | 2.0 mi |
| Lost Peak | NW 312° | 2,552 m | 8.1 mi |
| Lake Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,525 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:13 | 16:08 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525678 — Sherman Peak, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546408
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 19 mi
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