Star Peak
Star Peak rises to 2,644 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the north, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Courtney Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 14 miles off.
The story
Star Peak is an 8,693-foot (2,650-metre) mountain summit located in the Methow Mountains, a sub-range of the North Cascades in Washington state. The peak is the highest point on Sawtooth Ridge, and the 35th-highest peak in the state. The nearest higher peak is Oval Peak, 2.52 miles (4.06 km) to the north. It is protected by the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness within the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Precipitation runoff on the south side of the mountain drains into Lake Chelan via Prince Creek, whereas the north side of the mountain drains into Buttermilk Creek which is a tributary of the Twisp River.
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Wikidata Q49077678, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,644 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Courtney Peak: 1.0 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Gray Peak: 2.0 mi
- Oval Peak: 2.5 mi
- Spirit Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Bendtsen Public Access: 14.1 mi
- Carlton Swimming Hole: 14.3 mi
- Twisp Commons Park: 16.1 mi
- Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 16.1 mi
- Domke Falls: 8.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.0 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 14.4 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 15.5 mi
- Handy Spring: 18.8 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 19.5 mi
- Halfway Spring: 20.1 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 20.9 mi
- Windy Camp Spring: 24.6 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Painted Rocks: 11.7 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 20.0 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 22.8 mi
- Entro: 16.1 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 19.1 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 19.2 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 15.5 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 15.8 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 15.6 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 16.4 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 16.1 mi
- Holden Museum: 16.2 mi
- Moore: 8.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Star Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Peak | N 4° | 2,665 m | 2.5 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | SW 220° | 2,608 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | ESE 123° | 2,574 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hoodoo Peak | E 89° | 2,571 m | 3.9 mi |
| Emerald Peak | SW 225° | 2,565 m | 13.2 mi |
| Saska Peak | SW 226° | 2,560 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SW 234° | 2,546 m | 13.8 mi |
| Martin Peak | SE 140° | 2,545 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:16 | 16:11 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
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 1526500 — Star Peak, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546586
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 19 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 27 mi
- North Cascades · 28 mi
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