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Tupshin Peak

Tupshin Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Tupshin Peak rises to 2,509 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is White Goat Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 14 miles off.

The story

Tupshin Peak is an 8,347-foot (2,544-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state. The mountain is situated in Chelan County, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Devore Peak, 1.55 mi (2.49 km) to the south-southwest, and Bonanza Peak lies 6.71 mi (10.80 km) to the southwest. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains to nearby Lake Chelan via tributaries of the Stehekin River. The mountain's name comes from Chinook Jargon and means "needle".

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Wikidata Q49085277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2509 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.29708, -120.75038

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
  • Rainbow Falls: 4.0 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Crown Point Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Snowshoe Spring: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
Hot springs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 3.8 mi
Museums: 1
Parks: 1
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Tupshin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bonanza PeakSW 233°2,900 m6.7 mi
Mount FernowSSW 196°2,821 m9.7 mi
Seven Fingered JackSSW 196°2,750 m10.5 mi
Mount MaudeSSW 193°2,748 m11.3 mi
Copper PeakSSW 196°2,671 m8.8 mi
Dark PeakWSW 244°2,591 m6.7 mi
Greenwood MountainSSW 211°2,565 m9.0 mi
Devore PeakSSW 206°2,554 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0320:1921:08
September equinox06:5018:2219:03
December solstice07:5215:1716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546826

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