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Tumwater Mountain

Tumwater Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tumwater Mountain rises to 1,367 m in Washington. Dragontail Peak stands 2,695 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Chelan County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085176, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1366.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.61639, -120.70128

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Castle Rock: 1.2 mi
  • Icicle Ridge South: 3.5 mi
  • Icicle Ridge North: 3.7 mi
  • Sauer's Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Boundary Butte: 5.8 mi
Parks: 36
Springs: 30
Artworks: 24
Attractions: 15
  • Kestrel Vintners: 2.2 mi
  • Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 2.3 mi
  • Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 2.3 mi
  • Willkommen in Leavenworth: 2.3 mi
  • Maibaum: 2.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Upper Castle Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Lower Castle Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Bambino: 5.0 mi
  • Central Park: 5.1 mi
  • Little Italy: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Dog Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Hot Sand Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Marble Rock Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Sand Bar: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 8
Museums: 8
  • Greater Leavenworth Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Nutcracker Museum & Store: 2.3 mi
  • Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 13.2 mi
  • Rocky Reach Discovery Center: 19.6 mi
  • Rocky Reach Dam Discovery Center: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Tumwater Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragontail PeakSSW 213°2,695 m11.3 mi
Pandora's BoxSSW 213°2,658 m11.6 mi
Colchuck PeakSW 215°2,653 m11.7 mi
Cannon MountainSSW 211°2,637 m9.2 mi
Enchantment PeakSSW 208°2,597 m10.0 mi
Witches TowerSSW 211°2,597 m11.3 mi
Cashmere MountainWSW 240°2,595 m7.9 mi
Little AnnapurnaSSW 207°2,578 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:16
June solstice05:0620:1721:05
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4915:2116:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263239475562696960483527
Precip in4.12.92.51.21.41.00.40.40.82.44.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527455 — Tumwater Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348973882

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