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Sun Mountain

Sun Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates48.31193, -120.51243

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • 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
Waterfalls: 13
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 18.3 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 17.7 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakESE 113°2,665 m4.4 mi
Star PeakSE 138°2,644 m5.7 mi
Mount BigelowSE 131°2,574 m9.7 mi
Hoodoo PeakESE 118°2,571 m8.8 mi
Devore PeakWSW 258°2,554 m11.9 mi
Reynolds PeakNNW 331°2,545 m5.1 mi
Martin PeakSE 139°2,545 m11.3 mi
Switchback MountainSE 143°2,536 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0220:1821:07
September equinox06:4918:2119:02
December solstice07:5115:1616:11

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546658

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