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Spider Mountain

Spider Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spider Mountain rises to 2,511 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Arts Knoll, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 15 miles off.

The story

Spider Mountain is an 8,317-foot (2,535-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in western Chelan County of Washington state. It is part of the North Cascades, which is a subset of the Cascade Range. Meltwater from the Spider Glacier on the steep north face, and other surface runoff from the mountain drains into Flat Creek, which is a tributary of the Stehekin River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,200 feet (1,300 meters) above West Fork Flat Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Formidable 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west. The Middle Cascade Glacier lies between these two mountains and the Ptarmigan Traverse passes between the two.

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Wikidata Q49076359, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2511 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.40941, -121.03605

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 13
  • Green View Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Greenwood Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Crown Point Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Lyman Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 4
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
  • Pressentin County Park: 19.9 mi
  • Riverside Park: 23.9 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 24.8 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Spider Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goode MountainNE 48°2,812 m7.7 mi
Buckner MountainNNE 16°2,779 m6.1 mi
Mount LoganNNE 23°2,724 m9.6 mi
Dome PeakS 178°2,719 m7.3 mi
Boston PeakN 0°2,711 m5.9 mi
Eldorado PeakNNW 333°2,703 m9.9 mi
Forbidden PeakN 352°2,687 m7.1 mi
Sahale MountainN 359°2,646 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0320:2121:10
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5415:1816:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526365 — Spider Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348974400

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