Surprise Mountain
Surprise Mountain rises to 1,904 m in Washington. Mount Daniel stands 2,427 m to the south-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunder Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 4.5 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Surprise Mountain is a 6,330-foot (1,929-metre) mountain summit located above the southern end of Glacier Lake, in eastern King County of Washington state. It is part of the Wenatchee Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range, and is situated in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Surprise Creek and Deception Creek, both tributaries of the Skykomish River. The nearest higher neighbor is Thunder Mountain, 0.88 mi (1.42 km) to the northeast, and Terrace Mountain is set three miles (4.8 km) to the southwest. The Pacific Crest Trail skirts this peak as it passes through Surprise Gap.
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Wikidata Q49080317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,904 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 4.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 19.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 5 mi
- Mount Margaret · 20 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pea Soup Falls: 5.1 mi
- Deception Falls: 5.2 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 5.4 mi
- Alpine Falls: 6.1 mi
- Sunray Falls: 8.1 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Spark Plug Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Nimbus Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Mac Peak: 1.6 mi
- Thor Peak: 1.9 mi
- Little Italy: 17.6 mi
- Bambino: 17.6 mi
- Spineless Prow: 17.9 mi
- Spouse Wall: 19.0 mi
- Stones Throw: 19.0 mi
- Caboose: 4.5 mi
- Tubing Park: 20.6 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 22.3 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 22.3 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 22.5 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 10.5 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 10.9 mi
- Baring Community Park: 18.1 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 20.1 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 10.9 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 12.1 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 17.2 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 17.4 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 19.7 mi
- Dog Beach: 20.9 mi
- Deer Beach: 22.7 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 22.7 mi
- Rafters Beach: 22.7 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 22.8 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 22.5 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 22.5 mi
- Watershed Bell: 22.6 mi
- Granite Salmon: 22.6 mi
- Emissaries: 22.6 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 19.5 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 19.9 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 10.9 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 20.0 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 22.8 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 22.8 mi
- Scenic: 4.5 mi
- Alpine: 6.2 mi
- Wellington: 7.2 mi
- Rockdale: 22.8 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 4.3 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 19.1 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 4.5 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 23.7 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 23.8 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 22.7 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Soda Spring: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Surprise Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | SSW 196° | 2,427 m | 5.9 mi |
| Ladies Peak | E 82° | 2,349 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Hinman | SSW 210° | 2,284 m | 6.3 mi |
| The Cradle | SE 139° | 2,276 m | 7.9 mi |
| Dip Top Peak | SSW 202° | 2,222 m | 4.8 mi |
| Little Big Chief Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,202 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bears Breast Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,194 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Citadel | S 189° | 2,171 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:23 | 16:16 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526796 — Surprise Mountain, King County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546669
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 7 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 21 mi
- Leavenworth · 23 mi
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