Tamarack Peak
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. Cascade Loop 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.
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Wikidata Q49081260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,204 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 17 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Head: 1.2 mi
- Little Buffalo Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Jim Peak: 2.2 mi
- Center Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Pasayten Peak: 2.9 mi
- Devils Stairway: 10.4 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 10.7 mi
- Nugget Wall: 11.7 mi
- Recess Wall: 11.7 mi
- Prospect Point: 11.8 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 5.6 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 16.0 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 16.1 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 23.1 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.6 mi
- Green View Falls: 22.5 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Monument Spring: 15.8 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 24.4 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 24.7 mi
- Temple of Power: 24.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | W 270° | 2,763 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Lago | ENE 66° | 2,655 m | 9.4 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,653 m | 7.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | E 80° | 2,612 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | NE 54° | 2,602 m | 10.9 mi |
| Osceola Peak | ENE 60° | 2,581 m | 7.9 mi |
| Tower Mountain | S 176° | 2,574 m | 12.8 mi |
| Golden Horn | S 181° | 2,566 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 16:14 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 9.2 |
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
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 22 mi
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