The Temple
The Temple rises to 2,527 m in Washington. Mount Stuart stands 2,871 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lighthouse Tower, a peak 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
The Temple is an 8,295-foot (2,528-metre) granite mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. The Temple is part of The Enchantments, set within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The Temple belongs to the Stuart Range which is a subset of the Cascade Range. The nearest higher peak is Enchantment Peak, 1.55 miles (2.49 km) to the west, and the nearest town is Leavenworth, 8 miles (13 km) to the northeast. The mountain hosts many granite spires with names like The High Priest, The Boxtop, Flake Tower, Comet Spire, Razorback Spire, The Meteor, The Professor, Lighthouse Tower, Black Pyramid, and the most recognizable Prusik Peak. The highest point of the mountain is called Mt. Temple. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Snow Creek which is a tributary of Icicle Creek.
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Wikidata Q49083009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2527 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 970 VIC VIRDEN TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 7.2 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 7.2 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Peshastin Lookout · 8 mi
- Echo Point · 12 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lighthouse Tower: 0.2 mi
- High Priest: 0.3 mi
- Prusik Peak: 0.7 mi
- Enchantment Peak: 1.6 mi
- McClellan Peak: 1.6 mi
- Lions Club Park: 8.7 mi
- Front Street Park: 8.8 mi
- John Simpson Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
- Natatoruim Park: 14.0 mi
- Railroad Park: 14.2 mi
- Icicles: 5.8 mi
- Watershed Bell: 5.9 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 5.9 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 5.9 mi
- Granite Salmon: 5.9 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 5.4 mi
- Blewett Stamp Mill: 6.8 mi
- Der Ritter: 8.4 mi
- Casland: 17.2 mi
- old bus: 18.1 mi
- Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 6.4 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Blind: 6.6 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 8.0 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 8.2 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 8.5 mi
- Culver Springs: 6.4 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 7.4 mi
- Cougar Spring: 15.5 mi
- Mission Spring: 16.9 mi
- Swakane Spring: 18.3 mi
- Lizard Wall: 2.6 mi
- Snow Creek Wall: 3.6 mi
- Spineless Prow: 3.9 mi
- Icicle Buttress: 4.1 mi
- Stones Throw: 4.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 7.2 mi
- Shore Street River Access: 7.3 mi
- Deer Beach: 8.2 mi
- Rafters Beach: 8.3 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 8.4 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 8.8 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 8.8 mi
- Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 14.7 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 21.3 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 21.8 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Ohme Gardens: 20.7 mi
- Okanogan Avenue Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 21.9 mi
- Upper Snow Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Viviane Falls: 0.8 mi
- Drury Falls: 10.1 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 20.3 mi
- Whinnimic Falls: 23.9 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 6.7 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 12.1 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 17.6 mi
- Porter's Pond Nature Area: 22.0 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 22.5 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 23.0 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 23.1 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Blewett: 6.9 mi
- Scenic: 23.6 mi
- Wellington: 24.2 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of The Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stuart | W 260° | 2,871 m | 6.3 mi |
| Dragontail Peak | WSW 255° | 2,695 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pandora's Box | WSW 252° | 2,658 m | 3.3 mi |
| Colchuck Peak | WSW 257° | 2,653 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,637 m | 1.8 mi |
| Enchantment Peak | W 267° | 2,597 m | 1.6 mi |
| Witches Tower | WSW 250° | 2,597 m | 2.8 mi |
| Cashmere Mountain | NW 323° | 2,595 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
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 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527072 — The Temple, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348974639
Day trips start here
- Leavenworth · 9 mi
- Cashmere · 14 mi
- Wenatchee · 21 mi
- East Wenatchee · 23 mi
- Stevens Pass · 23 mi
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