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Silvertip Peak

Silvertip Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN 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
1871 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.97538, -121.42039

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 53
Parks: 30
  • 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
Historic sites: 11
  • Lodge: 1.4 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 1.6 mi
  • Bus: 3.4 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 7.7 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Moai: 12.1 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 12.2 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 12.2 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 18.6 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 18.6 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 18.7 mi
Springs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sultan Materials: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sloan PeakNE 39°2,388 m5.9 mi
Kyes PeakE 100°2,220 m4.1 mi
Cadet PeakENE 78°2,191 m3.3 mi
North Cadet PeakENE 73°2,182 m3.4 mi
Columbia PeakESE 109°2,175 m2.9 mi
Monte Cristo PeakE 94°2,140 m3.6 mi
Wilmans PeaksE 95°2,098 m2.6 mi
Foggy PeakENE 58°2,076 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:19
June solstice05:0720:2121:10
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5315:2216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525803 — Silvertip Peak, Snohomish County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348999601

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