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Switchback Mountain

Switchback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Switchback Mountain rises to 2,536 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 11 miles off.

The story

Switchback Peak is an 8,321-foot (2,536-metre) mountain summit located in the Methow Mountains, a subset of the North Cascades in Washington state. It is the eighth-highest peak in the Methow Mountains, and ranks 95th in the state of Washington. Switchback Peak is set on Sawtooth Ridge, on land managed by the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Other peaks of Sawtooth Ridge include Oval Peak, Star Peak, Hoodoo Peak, Courtney Peak, Mount Bigelow, and Martin Peak, which is the nearest higher neighbor, 0.96 miles (1.54 km) to the north.

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Wikidata Q96407232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2536 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.17562, -120.35821

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Bendtsen Public Access: 11.1 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 12.1 mi
  • McFarland Water Access: 13.9 mi
  • Burma Road Water Access Area: 16.0 mi
  • Swaram Water Access: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 16.7 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Native Plant Gardens: 16.9 mi
  • The Garden: 17.9 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Switchback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakNNW 338°2,665 m8.3 mi
Star PeakNNW 328°2,644 m6.1 mi
Cardinal PeakWSW 247°2,608 m12.8 mi
Mount BigelowN 4°2,574 m3.0 mi
Hoodoo PeakN 8°2,571 m5.3 mi
Emerald PeakWSW 251°2,565 m13.2 mi
Saska PeakWSW 252°2,560 m13.8 mi
Pinnacle MountainWSW 258°2,546 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0220:1721:06
September equinox06:4918:2019:01
December solstice07:5015:1716:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242516066737263503727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Methow 2 S, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/12029933508

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