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Shull Mountain

Shull Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shull Mountain rises to 2,381 m in Washington. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Powder Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 12 miles off.

The story

Shull Mountain is a 7,841-foot (2,390-metre) double-summit mountain located in Whatcom County of Washington state, United States. The mountain is situated approximately one mile west of the Cascade crest in the Pasayten Wilderness, on land administered by Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Shull Mountain is part of the Hozameen Range which is a subset of the North Cascades. The rugged, ridge-like mountain's North Peak is the highest point, and the South Peak is about 50 feet lower at 7,791 feet, with about 0.38 mile separating the two peaks. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to Ross Lake via Shull Creek, Trouble Creek, and Canyon Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,000 feet (305 meters) above Shull Lake in one-half mile, 2,440 feet (744 meters) above Canyon Creek in one mile, and 3,600 feet (1,097 meters) above Shull Creek in two miles. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

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Wikidata Q49073574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2381 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.85736, -120.77428

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Shull Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainSW 235°2,763 m10.1 mi
Mount LagoE 100°2,655 m11.0 mi
Robinson MountainSE 135°2,653 m12.8 mi
Monument PeakESE 112°2,612 m11.4 mi
Ptarmigan PeakE 87°2,602 m11.0 mi
Osceola PeakESE 101°2,581 m9.2 mi
Azurite PeakS 176°2,537 m13.9 mi
Lake MountainESE 114°2,525 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3419:16
June solstice05:0020:2121:11
September equinox06:5018:2119:03
December solstice08:5516:1417:09

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343640475560676760494034
Precip in9.76.06.43.22.11.71.01.22.56.711.19.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ross DAM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525726 — Shull Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/349028210

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