Spire Point
Spire Point rises to 2,483 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 20 miles off.
The story
Spire Point (8,264 feet; 2,519 m) is in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the U.S. state of Washington. On the northwest slope of Spire Point lies Spire Glacier while Dana Glacier is to the east. Ascending Spire Point is a technical climb.
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Wikidata Q7577805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,483 m
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 24 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dome Peak: 2.2 mi
- Lizard Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 3.0 mi
- Sinister Peak: 3.1 mi
- Old Guard Peak: 3.1 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 11.3 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 11.5 mi
- Lyman Falls: 11.8 mi
- Green View Falls: 13.3 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 21.9 mi
- Backman County Park: 24.3 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 24.6 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 16.7 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 20.2 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 21.2 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 21.8 mi
- White Creek Conservation Area: 22.4 mi
- Grassy Point: 8.9 mi
- Painted Rocks: 18.5 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 18.6 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 9.3 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 20.6 mi
- North Cascading: 23.5 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 6.7 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 13.1 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 20.2 mi
- Holden Museum: 16.0 mi
- Moore: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Spire Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | ESE 120° | 2,900 m | 10.9 mi |
| Buckner Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,779 m | 12.6 mi |
| Dome Peak | ESE 116° | 2,719 m | 2.2 mi |
| Boston Peak | N 8° | 2,711 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | N 7° | 2,646 m | 12.1 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,643 m | 12.6 mi |
| Dark Peak | ESE 116° | 2,591 m | 9.8 mi |
| Horseshoe Peak | NNE 14° | 2,585 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:20 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:19 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546538
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 14 mi
- North Cascades · 15 mi
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