Silver Star Mountain
Silver Star Mountain rises to 2,670 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the east-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Snagtooth, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Silver Star Mountain is an 8,876-foot (2,705-metre) mountain located in Okanogan County, Washington. The mountain is part of the Methow Mountains, a subset of the Cascade Range. Silver Star is the dominant feature in the Washington Pass area and visible from the North Cascades Highway. It was first climbed by Lage Wernstedt in 1926. The summit ridge of Silver Star consists of a long ridge of spires (the Wine Spires) leading to the main summit. Vasiliki Ridge radiates north from the Wine Spires, and Snagtooth Ridge extends south from Silver Star. The mountain is a steep ragged wall as seen from the west on Highway 20. The north side glacier reaches to just below the ridge line. The easiest route is up the moderate glacier from the north via Silver Star Creek. Silver Star Mountain stands within the watershed of the Methow River, which drains into the Columbia River's Lake Pateros reservoir, impounded by Wells Dam. The west and north sides of Silver Star drain into Early Winters Creek, thence into the Methow River. The southeast side of Silver Star drains into Cedar Creek, thence into Early Winters Creek.
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Wikidata Q7516385, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2670 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 2.1 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 27.0 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 3 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Snagtooth: 1.0 mi
- Big Kangaroo: 2.5 mi
- Wallaby Peak: 3.2 mi
- Hinkhouse Peak: 3.4 mi
- North Early Winters Spire: 4.0 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 16.7 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 18.7 mi
- Confluence Park: 19.0 mi
- Homestream Park: 19.4 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 7.4 mi
- Prospect Point: 8.3 mi
- Recess Wall: 8.3 mi
- Nugget Wall: 8.3 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 4.8 mi
- Green View Falls: 14.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.1 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 24.9 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 6.3 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 7.9 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 11.2 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 19.0 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 19.2 mi
- Entro: 24.8 mi
- The Garden: 16.1 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 24.8 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 24.1 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 24.6 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Silver Star Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,730 m | 4.4 mi |
| Black Peak | W 261° | 2,719 m | 10.7 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | ESE 123° | 2,712 m | 5.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,574 m | 6.1 mi |
| Golden Horn | WNW 300° | 2,566 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | S 190° | 2,552 m | 1.0 mi |
| Big Kangaroo | SW 218° | 2,538 m | 2.5 mi |
| Azurite Peak | NW 315° | 2,537 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:15 | 16:10 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546434
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 16 mi
- Winthrop · 19 mi
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