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Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thunder Mountain rises to 2,097 m in Washington. Windy Peak stands 2,540 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Corral Butte, a peak 4.2 miles away. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49083621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2097 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.76376, -119.92008

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 10.8 mi
  • Spectacle Lake West Public Boat Launch: 17.4 mi
  • Conconully National Wildlife Refuge: 17.7 mi
  • Spectacle Lake East Water Access Area: 17.9 mi
  • Blue Lake Public Access: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • The Sweet Spot: 24.1 mi
  • Aventurine / Serpentine Rock Collecting Site: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Thunder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windy PeakNNW 349°2,540 m11.6 mi
Tiffany MountainS 185°2,512.2 m6.5 mi
Arnold PeakN 360°2,462 m15.5 mi
Rock MountainS 179°2,429.6 m5.1 mi
Middle Tiffany MountainS 175°2,428.3 m5.8 mi
Obstruction PeakW 281°2,419 m15.7 mi
Clark PeakS 180°2,404.9 m7.9 mi
Chopaka MountainNNE 25°2,403 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3119:13
June solstice04:5720:1721:07
September equinox06:4718:1818:59
December solstice07:5115:1116:06

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293443515965727161493629

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527190 — Thunder Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546768

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