Snowfield Peak
Snowfield Peak rises to 2,545 m in Washington. Buckner Mountain stands 2,779 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Horseman, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Snowfield Peak (8,351 feet (2,545 m)) is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Located in the south unit of the park, Snowfield Peak is .70 mi (1.13 km) east of the summit known as Horsemans Pack and the Neve Glacier descends from the north slopes of the mountain.
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Wikidata Q14713898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,545 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 5 mi
- Washington Pass Overlook · 24 mi
- Artist Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Horseman: 0.3 mi
- The Needle: 0.7 mi
- Colonial Peak: 2.0 mi
- Paul Bunyans Stump: 2.2 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 2.5 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 6.6 mi
- Goat Falls: 16.0 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 16.0 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 12.5 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 13.5 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 13.8 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 13.8 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 14.5 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 15.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 20.8 mi
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 24.0 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 24.1 mi
- North Cascading: 11.2 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 21.7 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 5.4 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 5.6 mi
- Temple of Power: 5.6 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 7.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Snowfield Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckner Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,779 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Logan | SE 129° | 2,724 m | 10.9 mi |
| Boston Peak | SSE 154° | 2,711 m | 10.7 mi |
| Eldorado Peak | S 178° | 2,703 m | 6.8 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | SSE 157° | 2,687 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,646 m | 11.0 mi |
| Kimtah Peak | ESE 108° | 2,596 m | 11.0 mi |
| Klawatti Peak | SSE 164° | 2,586 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:22 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:17 | 16:12 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 12.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 13.7 | 11.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diablo DAM, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546478
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 15 mi
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