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Spire Mountain

Spire Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spire Mountain rises to 1,894 m in Washington. Kyes Peak stands 2,220 m to the north-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 6.7 miles off.

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The story

Spire Mountain is a 6,213-foot (1,894-metre) Cascade Range mountain summit located in Snohomish County, Washington. It is set 7 miles (11 km) northeast of the town of Index, and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Gunn Peak, its nearest higher neighbor. This mountain is situated in the Wild Sky Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Skykomish River. The first ascent of the highest Northwest Spire was made in 1934 by Dwight Dean and Kenneth Chapman. The first ascent of the Central Spire (6,200-ft) was made in 1938 by Karl Boyer, Lyman Boyer, and David Lind. The Southeast Spire is estimated as 6,185 feet in elevation.

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Wikidata Q49076413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1893.7 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.86571, -121.40608

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks: 22
  • Baring Community Park: 7.5 mi
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 7.7 mi
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 10.9 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 11.1 mi
  • Reiter Foothills Park: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 10
  • Moai: 7.6 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 7.6 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 7.6 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 7.7 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Bear Creek Site: 11.8 mi
  • Nighthawk Site: 11.9 mi
  • Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
  • Group Picnic Shelter: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 11.0 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 11.1 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 11.1 mi
Hot springs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sultan Materials: 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Spire Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kyes PeakNNE 26°2,220 m7.6 mi
Cadet PeakNNE 18°2,191 m8.7 mi
North Cadet PeakNNE 17°2,182 m9.0 mi
Columbia PeakNNE 17°2,175 m6.9 mi
Monte Cristo PeakNNE 22°2,140 m7.9 mi
Wilmans PeaksNNE 14°2,098 m7.6 mi
Foggy PeakNNE 12°2,076 m9.3 mi
South Gemini PeakN 5°2,072 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:0720:2021:09
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5315:2316:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526373 — Spire Mountain, Snohomish County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348999556

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