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Tamarack Peak

Tamarack Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Tamarack Peak rises to 2,204 m in Washington. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Head, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

Tamarack Peak is a 7,290-foot (2,222-metre) mountain summit located on the border shared by Okanogan County and Whatcom County in Washington state.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49081260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2204 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.77333, -120.72562

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • John Pierce Waterfall: 16.0 mi
  • Cedar Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Green View Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Ladder Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Tamarack Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainW 270°2,763 m10.5 mi
Mount LagoENE 66°2,655 m9.4 mi
Robinson MountainESE 115°2,653 m7.6 mi
Monument PeakE 80°2,612 m8.5 mi
Ptarmigan PeakNE 54°2,602 m10.9 mi
Osceola PeakENE 60°2,581 m7.9 mi
Tower MountainS 176°2,574 m12.8 mi
Golden HornS 181°2,566 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:16
June solstice05:0020:2121:10
September equinox06:5018:2119:03
December solstice08:5416:1417:09

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343640475560676760494034
Precip in9.76.06.43.22.11.71.01.22.56.711.19.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ross DAM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526920 — Tamarack Peak, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/349028559

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