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Skullcap Peak

Skullcap Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Skullcap Peak rises to 1,994 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074355, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1994 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.06529, -121.19848

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 30
Parks: 10
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Backman County Park: 21.0 mi
  • Depot Park: 22.5 mi
  • Old School Park: 22.7 mi
  • Harold Engles Park: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 2.4 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 10.4 mi
  • Lodge: 10.5 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 13.5 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Grassy Point: 9.5 mi
  • Moai: 23.5 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 23.5 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 23.5 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Soda Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Bear Creek Site: 19.4 mi
  • Nighthawk Site: 19.7 mi
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Skullcap Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakNE 50°3,214 m5.1 mi
Disappointment PeakNE 55°2,970 m4.8 mi
Sitkum SpireNE 46°2,851 m4.7 mi
Clark MountainE 96°2,606 m10.7 mi
Luahna PeakE 92°2,560 m9.9 mi
Chalangin PeakE 90°2,548 m9.5 mi
Kennedy PeakNE 36°2,518 m5.7 mi
Tenpeak MountainE 84°2,505 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:18
June solstice05:0620:2021:09
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5315:2116:14

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, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546452

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