Van Peak
Van Peak rises to 2,334 m in Washington. Mount Lago stands 2,655 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Freds Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49086877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2334 m
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 23.9 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Named places within 25 miles
- Freds Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Andrew Peak: 2.6 mi
- Peepsight Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Remmel Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Recess Wall: 21.6 mi
- Nugget Wall: 21.6 mi
- Prospect Point: 21.6 mi
- Devils Stairway: 22.1 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 23.1 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 22.5 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 23.7 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 24.0 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 14.5 mi
- Monument Spring: 16.9 mi
- Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Van Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lago | WSW 239° | 2,655 m | 13.4 mi |
| Remmel Mountain | E 96° | 2,636 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grimface Mountain | NNE 34° | 2,635 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | NE 46° | 2,622 m | 6.0 mi |
| Matriarch Mountain | NE 36° | 2,610 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | WSW 249° | 2,602 m | 12.1 mi |
| Macabre Tower | NE 35° | 2,596 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Craggy Peak | S 190° | 2,575 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:32 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 16:11 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
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, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527674 — Van Peak, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546872
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