Tupshin Peak
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. Cascade Loop 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
- 2,509 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Goat Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Devore Peak: 1.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 3.8 mi
- Flora Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Martin Peak: 4.9 mi
- 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
- Painted Rocks: 3.7 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Grassy Point: 18.6 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 22.5 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 14.4 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 14.9 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 23.0 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 12.8 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 14.0 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 20.1 mi
- Holden Museum: 6.8 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Moore: 7.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | SW 233° | 2,900 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Fernow | SSW 196° | 2,821 m | 9.7 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | SSW 196° | 2,750 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Maude | SSW 193° | 2,748 m | 11.3 mi |
| Copper Peak | SSW 196° | 2,671 m | 8.8 mi |
| Dark Peak | WSW 244° | 2,591 m | 6.7 mi |
| Greenwood Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,565 m | 9.0 mi |
| Devore Peak | SSW 206° | 2,554 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:17 | 16:12 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546826
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 15 mi
- North Cascades · 17 mi
- Winthrop · 29 mi
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