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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
1,534 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.78872, -121.22844

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Historic sites: 11
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
Cliffs: 8
  • Moai: 15.5 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 15.5 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 15.6 mi
  • Lower Town Wall: 16.3 mi
  • Spouse Wall: 21.4 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
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 8.2 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 8.3 mi
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 MountainSSE2,046 m10.0 mi
Thunder MountainSSE1,998 m10.2 mi
Labyrinth MountainENE1,944 m9.7 mi
Spark Plug MountainSSE1,913 m9.5 mi
MinotaurENE1,911 m9.4 mi
Spire MountainWNW1,894 m9.8 mi
Gunn PeakW1,887 m10.4 mi
Mount FernowS1,882 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 50–80 °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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