Switchback Mountain
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
- 10.8 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
- 10.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 16.8 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 22.0 mi off the JCT ALT SR 97 TO SOUTH LAKESHORE RD
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Martin Peak: 0.9 mi
- Old Maid Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Bigelow: 3.0 mi
- North Navarre Peak: 3.4 mi
- Ferry Peak: 3.5 mi
- 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
- Domke Falls: 8.6 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Bridal Falls: 16.5 mi
- Silver Falls: 16.9 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 17.4 mi
- Handy Spring: 13.8 mi
- Halfway Spring: 16.2 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 16.5 mi
- Windy Camp Spring: 19.1 mi
- Stormy Spring: 19.9 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 16.5 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 21.6 mi
- The China Ditch Historical Marker: 23.2 mi
- 1945 Lake Chelan School Bus Accident Memorial: 23.4 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Painted Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Entro: 16.9 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 22.1 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 22.3 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 16.7 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 17.4 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 16.9 mi
- The Garden: 17.9 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 16.9 mi
- Holden Museum: 19.2 mi
- Moore: 12.6 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 16.4 mi
- Minneapolis Beach: 25.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Peak | NNW 338° | 2,665 m | 8.3 mi |
| Star Peak | NNW 328° | 2,644 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | WSW 247° | 2,608 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | N 4° | 2,574 m | 3.0 mi |
| Hoodoo Peak | N 8° | 2,571 m | 5.3 mi |
| Emerald Peak | WSW 251° | 2,565 m | 13.2 mi |
| Saska Peak | WSW 252° | 2,560 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,546 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:17 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:17 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 27 |
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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Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 22 mi
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