Thunder Mountain
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Thunder Mountain rises to 1,998 m in Washington. Big Chiwaukum stands 2,463 m to the east-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Nimbus Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Thunder Mountain is a 6,556-foot (1,998-metre) mountain summit located above the eastern shore of Glacier Lake, on the common border of King County and Chelan County in Washington state. It's part of the Wenatchee Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range, and is situated in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into Surprise Creek, or east into tributaries of Icicle Creek. The nearest higher neighbor is Nimbus Mountain, 0.56 mi (0.90 km) to the northeast, and Surprise Mountain is set 0.88 mi (1.42 km) to the southwest. The Pacific Crest Trail skirts this peak as it passes between Thunder Mountain and Spark Plug Mountain.
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Wikidata Q49083617, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1998 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 4.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 4.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 20.6 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 5 mi
- Mount Margaret · 21 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nimbus Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Surprise Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Thor Peak: 1.1 mi
- Spark Plug Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mac Peak: 2.0 mi
- Deception Falls: 5.0 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 5.2 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 5.9 mi
- Alpine Falls: 6.1 mi
- Sunray Falls: 8.8 mi
- Little Italy: 17.2 mi
- Bambino: 17.2 mi
- Spineless Prow: 17.9 mi
- Stones Throw: 18.7 mi
- Veteran's Club: 18.7 mi
- Caboose: 4.1 mi
- Tubing Park: 21.4 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 21.8 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 21.8 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 22.0 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 10.8 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 11.2 mi
- Baring Community Park: 18.4 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 20.7 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 11.3 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 12.8 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 17.7 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 17.9 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 20.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 20.4 mi
- Deer Beach: 22.2 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 22.2 mi
- Rafters Beach: 22.3 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 22.3 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 22.0 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 22.1 mi
- Watershed Bell: 22.2 mi
- The Storyteller: 22.2 mi
- Granite Salmon: 22.2 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 11.2 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 20.8 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 22.3 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 20.2 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Scenic: 4.0 mi
- Alpine: 6.2 mi
- Wellington: 6.5 mi
- Rockdale: 23.6 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 3.7 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 16.8 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 18.9 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 23.3 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 24.3 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 22.2 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Soda Spring: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Thunder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chiwaukum | ENE 71° | 2,463 m | 9.7 mi |
| Snowgrass Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,436.2 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 200° | 2,427 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 196° | 2,409.1 m | 6.7 mi |
| Point 7804 | ENE 73° | 2,379 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ladies Peak | E 86° | 2,349 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Hinman | SSW 212° | 2,283.6 m | 7.1 mi |
| The Cradle | SE 145° | 2,276 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:23 | 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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527191 — Thunder Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/4102375986
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 6 mi
- Leavenworth · 22 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 22 mi
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