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Van Peak

Van Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates48.92959, -120.28399

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 14.5 mi
Springs: 1
Parks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LagoWSW 239°2,655 m13.4 mi
Remmel MountainE 96°2,636 m4.0 mi
Grimface MountainNNE 34°2,635 m8.1 mi
Cathedral PeakNE 46°2,622 m6.0 mi
Matriarch MountainNE 36°2,610 m7.9 mi
Ptarmigan PeakWSW 249°2,602 m12.1 mi
Macabre TowerNE 35°2,596 m7.9 mi
Big Craggy PeakS 190°2,575 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3219:14
June solstice04:5820:1921:09
September equinox06:4818:1919:01
December solstice08:5316:1117:07

Local time (America/Vancouver).

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, 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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