Three Wives
Three Wives rises to 2,271 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowan Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Three Wives is a 7,450 foot (2,271 m) mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park, in Chelan County of Washington state, USA. It is situated in the Methow Mountains, a subset of the North Cascades. Neighbors include Hock Mountain 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east-northeast and Bowen Mountain, the nearest higher neighbor, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from Three Wives drains into tributaries of Bridge Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Stehekin River. The first ascent of the summit was made by John Roper on October 10, 1980. The mountain's name was applied by Roper, but has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, so it does not appear on USGS maps.
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Wikidata Q30148362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2271 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 4.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 7 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bowan Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rainbow Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Rainbow Ridge-East Peak: 2.6 mi
- McGregor Benchmark: 2.7 mi
- Hock Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.6 mi
- Green View Falls: 7.4 mi
- Cedar Falls: 14.2 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 16.2 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 16.3 mi
- Painted Rocks: 9.5 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 15.6 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 16.7 mi
- Prospect Point: 18.1 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 7.8 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 18.1 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 18.4 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 20.2 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 22.4 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 22.9 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 24.5 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
- The Garden: 8.2 mi
- Holden Museum: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Three Wives. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,812 m | 8.9 mi |
| Black Peak | NNW 327° | 2,719 m | 7.2 mi |
| Storm King | WNW 294° | 2,597 m | 9.6 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | NE 44° | 2,552 m | 9.4 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | ESE 119° | 2,545 m | 8.6 mi |
| Big Kangaroo | NE 42° | 2,538 m | 7.7 mi |
| Abernathy Peak | ENE 73° | 2,523 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tupshin Peak | S 185° | 2,509 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:16 | 16:11 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9188360659
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 9 mi
- Winthrop · 25 mi
- North Cascades · 26 mi
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