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Storm King

Storm King, seen from above at true elevation

Storm King rises to 2,597 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the southeast, 0.8 miles off. Cascade Loop passes 8.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.49159, -120.92286

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 15.8 mi
  • Pressentin County Park: 23.5 mi
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Storm King. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goode MountainSE 138°2,812 m0.8 mi
Buckner MountainW 273°2,779 m3.5 mi
Mount LoganNNW 336°2,724 m3.4 mi
Black PeakENE 66°2,719 m5.4 mi
Boston PeakW 273°2,711 m5.2 mi
Eldorado PeakWNW 288°2,703 m10.2 mi
Forbidden PeakWNW 283°2,687 m6.4 mi
Sahale MountainW 270°2,646 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:17
June solstice05:0320:2021:10
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice07:5415:1716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 13 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546613

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