Snowgrass Mountain
Snowgrass Mountain rises to 2,436 m in Washington. Cashmere Mountain stands 2,595 m to the south-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Point 7804, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Snowgrass Mountain is a 7,999-foot (2,438-metre) mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. Snowgrass Mountain is situated northeast of Frosty Pass and within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Snowgrass Mountain is the second-highest peak in the Chiwaukum Mountains which are a subrange of the Cascade Range. The nearest higher neighbor is Big Chiwaukum, 1.23 mi (1.98 km) to the north. Precipitation runoff from Snowgrass drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River.
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Wikidata Q49075204, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,436.2 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 6.3 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 12 mi
- Peshastin Lookout · 16 mi
- Echo Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point 7804: 0.8 mi
- Ladies Peak: 1.3 mi
- Big Chiwaukum: 1.3 mi
- Opportunity Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Frosty Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Drury Falls: 9.3 mi
- Deception Falls: 12.4 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 12.4 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 13.8 mi
- Alpine Falls: 13.8 mi
- Bambino: 10.4 mi
- Little Italy: 10.4 mi
- Lower Castle Rock: 11.8 mi
- Upper Castle Rock: 11.8 mi
- Veteran's Club: 12.1 mi
- Caboose: 10.8 mi
- Orion River Rafting: 13.5 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 13.7 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 13.7 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 13.8 mi
- Lions Club Park: 13.9 mi
- Front Street Park: 14.0 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 19.4 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 19.9 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 24.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 12.5 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 14.0 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 14.1 mi
- Deer Beach: 14.1 mi
- Marble Rock Beach: 14.1 mi
- The Storyteller: 13.9 mi
- Die Bergfreunde Fountain: 14.1 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 14.7 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 14.8 mi
- Watershed Bell: 14.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 12.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 19.4 mi
- Medicine Spring: 19.5 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 21.7 mi
- Culver Springs: 21.8 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 13.4 mi
- Der Ritter: 13.8 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 18.6 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 20.0 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 20.8 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 14.0 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 14.0 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 19.9 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 19.9 mi
- Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 24.9 mi
- Wellington: 9.8 mi
- Scenic: 10.5 mi
- Alpine: 14.3 mi
- Blewett: 22.1 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 15.8 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 21.5 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 23.7 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 13.9 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Snowgrass Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashmere Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,595 m | 9.5 mi |
| Big Chiwaukum | N 356° | 2,463 m | 1.3 mi |
| Eightmile Mountain | S 171° | 2,437 m | 10.6 mi |
| Point 7804 | NNE 13° | 2,379 m | 0.8 mi |
| Big Lou Mountain | SE 128° | 2,372 m | 5.0 mi |
| Big Slide Mountain | SE 128° | 2,367 m | 5.5 mi |
| Big Jim Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,366 m | 4.9 mi |
| Ladies Peak | S 180° | 2,349 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plain, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348973855
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 9 mi
- Leavenworth · 14 mi
- Cashmere · 24 mi
- North Cascades · 30 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 30 mi
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