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. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP 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
- 2279 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 15.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 18.7 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
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 River Burgar Street Access Point: 18.2 mi
- Twisp Commons Park: 18.2 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
- The Garden: 7.6 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 18.3 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
- 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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