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Skookum Puss Mountain

Skookum Puss Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Skookum Puss Mountain rises to 2,204 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the north-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Finney Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2204 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.19847, -120.48148

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 16
  • Domke Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Big Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 11.6 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
Parks: 16
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
  • Bendtsen Public Access: 16.4 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 17.1 mi
  • McFarland Water Access: 19.7 mi
  • Twisp Commons Park: 20.1 mi
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 20.1 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 19.7 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 14.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Skookum Puss Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakNNE 23°2,665 m6.7 mi
Star PeakNE 34°2,644 m4.4 mi
Cardinal PeakSW 223°2,608 m9.0 mi
Mount BigelowENE 77°2,574 m6.0 mi
Hoodoo PeakENE 60°2,571 m7.4 mi
Emerald PeakSW 230°2,565 m8.9 mi
Saska PeakSW 231°2,560 m9.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainWSW 242°2,546 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0220:1821:07
September equinox06:4918:2119:02
December solstice07:5115:1716:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525880 — Skookum Puss Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546450

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