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Tower Mountain

Tower Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2574 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.58878, -120.70386

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cedar Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Green View Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 16.9 mi
  • John Pierce Waterfall: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 3
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 22.8 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 18.4 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Gardner MountainESE 119°2,730 m10.5 mi
Black PeakSW 229°2,719 m6.8 mi
Silver Star MountainESE 117°2,670 m6.1 mi
Mesahchie PeakW 265°2,635 m8.1 mi
Katsuk PeakW 265°2,633 m8.5 mi
Kimtah PeakW 269°2,596 m9.4 mi
Golden HornNW 309°2,566 m1.7 mi
Big SnagtoothSE 126°2,552 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:16
June solstice05:0120:2021:10
September equinox06:5018:2119:03
December solstice07:5315:1516:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232836455562706959453222
Precip in3.62.42.01.01.11.00.60.50.82.13.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/349003334

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