Sun Mountain
Sun Mountain rises to 2,279 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the east-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49080028, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,279 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Battle Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Splawn Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Moore Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Duckbill Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Gray Peak: 3.8 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 16.1 mi
- Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 18.2 mi
- Twisp Commons Park: 18.2 mi
- Maves Memorial Park: 18.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 8.8 mi
- Domke Falls: 10.5 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 12.7 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 13.6 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Painted Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 17.0 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 19.6 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 23.9 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 20.8 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 22.7 mi
- Handy Spring: 23.4 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 23.8 mi
- Halfway Spring: 23.9 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 10.3 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 18.2 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 21.7 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 23.1 mi
- Entro: 18.3 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 18.9 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 18.9 mi
- Holden Museum: 14.3 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 18.3 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 17.7 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 18.5 mi
- Moore: 7.1 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 18.3 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Sun Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Peak | ESE 113° | 2,665 m | 4.4 mi |
| Star Peak | SE 138° | 2,644 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | SE 131° | 2,574 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hoodoo Peak | ESE 118° | 2,571 m | 8.8 mi |
| Devore Peak | WSW 258° | 2,554 m | 11.9 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | NNW 331° | 2,545 m | 5.1 mi |
| Martin Peak | SE 139° | 2,545 m | 11.3 mi |
| Switchback Mountain | SE 143° | 2,536 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546658
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 19 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 22 mi
- North Cascades · 26 mi
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