Three Fingers
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Three Fingers rises to 1,984 m in Washington. Mount Pugh stands 2,195 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bear Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 20 miles off.
The story
The Three Fingers (Lushootseed: sgʷistalb) is a mountain which is located in Snohomish County, Washington. At a height of 6,859 feet (2,091 m), it is the 12th most prominent peak of the state, and is also part of the Cascade Range. The name "Three Fingers" refers to the mountain's three summits. The Three Fingers is a prominent and recognizable landmark in northern Snohomish County. The first ascent of the mountain came in 1929, by Darrington-based mountaineers Harry Bedal and Harold Engles. A fire lookout was built on the southernmost peak by Bedal, Engels, and Frank Benesh, and was seasonally staffed from 1933 until 1942. Supposedly, the top 15 feet (4.6 m) of the southern peak was blasted for the cabin, lowering the mountain's height in the process. It was abandoned and later rebuilt by local mountaineering groups in the 1960s and 1980s. The lookout was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, alongside other structures in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The mountain is used for recreational climbing, with a 15-mile-long (24 km) round-trip trail originating on the east side at a trailhead on the Mountain Loop Highway.
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Wikidata Q24602993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1984 m
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 21.0 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 21.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 22.2 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Side Channel Vista · 22 mi
- Sultan River Vista · 22 mi
- Skykomish River Viewpoint · 22 mi
- View of railroad bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Bear Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Bullen: 1.9 mi
- Higher Squire: 2.6 mi
- Ulalach Peak: 2.7 mi
- Liberty Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Backman County Park: 6.3 mi
- Depot Park: 6.9 mi
- Old School Park: 6.9 mi
- DOT City Park: 6.9 mi
- Richardson Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Asbestos Falls: 5.3 mi
- Meditation Falls: 7.1 mi
- Feature Show Falls: 7.9 mi
- Boulder Falls: 8.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 10.0 mi
- Fortson Mill: 7.5 mi
- Car Wreak: 8.9 mi
- Oso Slide Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 10.7 mi
- Lime Kiln: 11.5 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 13.8 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 14.8 mi
- White Creek Conservation Area: 17.5 mi
- Portage Creek Wildlife Area: 21.6 mi
- Portage Creek Wildlife Reserve: 21.6 mi
- Oso Mudslide: 10.9 mi
- Index Town Wall: 24.5 mi
- Moai: 24.5 mi
- Index Town Wall: 24.5 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 24.6 mi
- Cut Log: 6.9 mi
- Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 13.1 mi
- Monte Cristo: 18.6 mi
- Lake Stevens Monster: 23.1 mi
- Giant Arborvitae: 23.1 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 13.8 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 13.9 mi
- Lion's Centennial Pavilion: 23.1 mi
- Granite Falls Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
- Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
- Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 20.8 mi
- Alpine: 18.1 mi
- Monte Cristo: 18.6 mi
- Sauk City: 21.3 mi
- Falls Mural: 14.3 mi
- One choice mural.: 14.4 mi
- Sultan Materials: 21.3 mi
- WSU Garden: 23.1 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Normandy Beach: 21.8 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Three Fingers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pugh | E 97° | 2,195 m | 14.6 mi |
| White Chuck Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,130.2 m | 12.8 mi |
| Whitehorse Mountain | N 9° | 2,092 m | 2.9 mi |
| Del Campo Peak | SE 141° | 2,016 m | 15.9 mi |
| Big Four Mountain | SE 139° | 1,880 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SE 129° | 1,879.4 m | 16.0 mi |
| Vesper Peak | SE 144° | 1,871 m | 13.4 mi |
| Morning Star Peak | SE 142° | 1,834 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:22 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:22 | 16:16 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546760
Day trips start here
- Granite Falls · 14 mi
- Arlington · 21 mi
- Marysville · 23 mi
- Monroe · 25 mi
- Snohomish · 25 mi
- Everett · 28 mi
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