Silvertip Peak
Silvertip Peak rises to 1,871 m in Washington. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Monte Cristo, a ghost town 1.4 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Silvertip Peak is a 6,140-foot (1,870-metre) mountain summit located in the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. It is situated 3.5 miles south of Barlow Pass along the Mountain Loop Highway, in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into tributaries of the Sauk River, or south into headwaters of Silver Creek which is a tributary of Skykomish River. Neighbors surrounding Silvertip include Gothic Peak, Del Campo Peak, Sheep Mountain, Cadet Peak, and Columbia Peak. Silver Lake and Poodle Dog Pass lie on the east flank of Silvertip, the Monte Cristo mining ghost town sits at the northeast base, and the Mineral City ghost town is at the southern foot of this peak. This peak was named in association with the nearby Silver Tip mining claim.
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Wikidata Q49074010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,871 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 13 mi
- View of Baring Mountain · 14 mi
- View of railroad bridge · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Gap Mountain - North Peak: 2.0 mi
- Sheep Gap Mountain - Middle Peak: 2.1 mi
- Twin Peaks (West Peak): 2.2 mi
- Sheep Gap Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Ram's Horn: 2.2 mi
- Mackintosh Falls: 4.4 mi
- Pride Basin Falls: 4.4 mi
- Blanca Lake Falls: 4.5 mi
- Pride Glacier Falls: 4.5 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 12.7 mi
- Reiter Foothills Park: 13.4 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Wallace Falls State Park Campground: 14.1 mi
- Baring Community Park: 14.4 mi
- Lodge: 1.4 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 1.6 mi
- Bus: 3.4 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 7.7 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 11.2 mi
- Moai: 12.1 mi
- Index Town Wall: 12.2 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 12.2 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 13.1 mi
- Grassy Point: 20.4 mi
- Monte Cristo: 1.4 mi
- Alpine: 20.2 mi
- Wellington: 21.0 mi
- Scenic: 22.0 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 7.0 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 22.6 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 8.2 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 8.5 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
- Monte Cristo: 1.4 mi
- Cut Log: 18.5 mi
- Caboose: 21.8 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 18.6 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 18.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 22.4 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 24.1 mi
- Normandy Beach: 15.8 mi
- Sultan Materials: 18.2 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Silvertip Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Peak | NE 39° | 2,388 m | 5.9 mi |
| Kyes Peak | E 100° | 2,220 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cadet Peak | ENE 78° | 2,191 m | 3.3 mi |
| North Cadet Peak | ENE 73° | 2,182 m | 3.4 mi |
| Columbia Peak | ESE 109° | 2,175 m | 2.9 mi |
| Monte Cristo Peak | E 94° | 2,140 m | 3.6 mi |
| Wilmans Peaks | E 95° | 2,098 m | 2.6 mi |
| Foggy Peak | ENE 58° | 2,076 m | 3.0 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 | 07:53 | 15:22 | 16:16 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525803 — Silvertip Peak, Snohomish County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348999601
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 22 mi
- Stevens Pass · 22 mi
- Granite Falls · 26 mi
- Monroe · 27 mi
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