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Sun Top

Sun Top, seen from above at true elevation

Sun Top rises to 1,604 m in Washington. 3rd Burroughs Mountain stands 2,386 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Skookum Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49080034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,604 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.04122, -121.59621

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Skookum Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Dalles Creek Falls Lower: 1.7 mi
  • Dalles Creek Falls Upper: 1.8 mi
  • Snoquera Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Van Horn Falls: 7.6 mi
Parks: 39
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 8.2 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 16.5 mi
  • Enumclaw Sportsman Park: 20.0 mi
  • Anderson Riverview Park: 20.0 mi
  • Pinnacle Peak Park: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 22
Attractions: 8
  • The Trident: 11.1 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 11.1 mi
  • Big Cedar: 19.4 mi
  • Fright Factory Haunted House: 20.9 mi
  • Caboose: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 8.7 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 20.9 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 21.9 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 22.0 mi
  • Easton Ponds: 24.2 mi
Museums: 4
Springs: 4
  • Clover Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Iron Mike Springs: 22.4 mi
  • Log Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Soda Springs: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 9.1 mi
  • Goodwill Garden: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 20.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Sun Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
3rd Burroughs MountainSSW2,386 m11.1 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainSSW2,256 m10.3 mi
Mount FremontSSW2,230 m8.4 mi
Goat Island MountainSSW2,221 m11.1 mi
Goat Island Mountain - West PeakSSW2,200 m11.5 mi
1st Burroughs MountainSSW2,182 m9.6 mi
Sluiskin Mountain, EastSW2,142 m9.4 mi
Antler PeakSSW2,139 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1220:1821:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2816:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526733 — Sun Top, Pierce County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348179119

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