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Sunrise Mountain

Sunrise Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sunrise Mountain rises to 1,534 m in Washington. Nimbus Mountain stands 2,046 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Scorpion Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Snohomish County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49080158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1534 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.78872, -121.22844

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 10
  • Moai: 15.5 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 15.5 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 15.6 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 15.7 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 15.9 mi
Parks: 8
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 7.7 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 8.3 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 12.1 mi
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 15.2 mi
  • Big Eddy River Access: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Bear Creek Site: 21.6 mi
  • Nighthawk Site: 21.7 mi
  • Group Picnic Shelter: 21.7 mi
  • Camp Brown Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 8.2 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 8.3 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Sunrise Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nimbus MountainSSE 151°2,046 m10.0 mi
Thunder MountainSSE 154°1,998 m10.2 mi
Labyrinth MountainENE 63°1,943.9 m9.7 mi
Spark Plug MountainSSE 159°1,913 m9.5 mi
MinotaurENE 66°1,910.5 m9.4 mi
Spire MountainWNW 303°1,893.7 m9.8 mi
Gunn PeakW 281°1,887 m10.4 mi
Mount FernowS 183°1,882 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0720:1921:08
September equinox06:5218:2419:05
December solstice07:5215:2216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546663

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