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Sitting Bull Mountain

Sitting Bull Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sitting Bull Mountain rises to 2,360 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Plummer Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 22 miles off.

The story

Sitting Bull Mountain is a 7,759-foot (2,365-metre) double summit mountain in the North Cascades of Washington state. The north summit is higher than the south peak (7680+ ft), and easier to climb (class 3 vs. class 4), however neither peak sees much climbing activity. Sitting Bull Mountain is located 2.1 mi (3.4 km) northwest of Suiattle Pass in the heart of the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Its nearest higher peak is Plummer Mountain, 1.51 mi (2.43 km) to the south-southwest. The mountain is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range, on the shared border of Snohomish County and Chelan County. Precipitation runoff from Sitting Bull Mountain drains east into Agnes Creek which is a tributary of the Stehekin River, or west into Canyon Creek which is a tributary of the Suiattle River.

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Wikidata Q49074165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2360 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.22757, -120.95951

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 20
  • Greenwood Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Crown Point Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Lyman Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Snowshoe Spring: 24.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
Parks: 2
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Sitting Bull Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakSW 222°3,214 m10.7 mi
Disappointment PeakSW 220°2,970 m11.0 mi
Bonanza PeakE 80°2,900 m4.4 mi
Sitkum SpireSW 224°2,851 m11.0 mi
Mount FernowESE 123°2,821 m8.3 mi
Seven Fingered JackSE 128°2,750 m8.5 mi
Mount MaudeSE 131°2,748 m9.5 mi
Dome PeakNNW 329°2,719 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:17
June solstice05:0420:2021:09
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice07:5315:1916:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348999670

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