Tower Mountain
Tower Mountain rises to 2,574 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Horn, a peak 1.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Tower Mountain is a prominent non-volcanic mountain located on the boundary line of Okanogan and Skagit counties in Washington state. It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades Range. Tower Mountain situated on land administered by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest.
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Wikidata Q49084458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,574 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 5 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Golden Horn: 1.7 mi
- Holliway Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Hardy: 2.4 mi
- Porcupine Peak: 3.0 mi
- Flagg Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 7.5 mi
- Nugget Wall: 9.4 mi
- Recess Wall: 9.4 mi
- Prospect Point: 9.4 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 13.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 10.4 mi
- Green View Falls: 11.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 16.9 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 7.8 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 11.2 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 11.6 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 22.8 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Tower Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,730 m | 10.5 mi |
| Black Peak | SW 229° | 2,719 m | 6.8 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,670 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mesahchie Peak | W 265° | 2,635 m | 8.1 mi |
| Katsuk Peak | W 265° | 2,633 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kimtah Peak | W 269° | 2,596 m | 9.4 mi |
| Golden Horn | NW 309° | 2,566 m | 1.7 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | SE 126° | 2,552 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:20 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:15 | 16:10 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/349003334
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 12 mi
- Winthrop · 25 mi
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