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Wedge Mountain

Wedge Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wedge Mountain rises to 1,762 m in Washington. Mount Stuart stands 2,871 m to the west-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Creek Wall, a cliff 1.1 miles away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 3.3 miles off.

About

The story

Wedge Mountain is a 5,860-foot-elevation (1,790-meter) summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. It is set on the boundary line of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Wedge Mountain is the northeastern terminus of the Stuart Range, which is a subset of the Cascade Range. It is situated 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of The Temple, and the nearest town is Leavenworth, 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north-northeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,800 feet (850 meters) above Snow Creek in one-half mile. Backpackers hiking en route to The Enchantments via the Snow Creek Trail traverse the western foot of this mountain. Wedge Mountain is the toponym officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for the 5,860-foot summit.

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Wikidata Q49087970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1762 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.51636, -120.70666

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
Artworks: 25
Springs: 23
Attractions: 17
  • Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 3.2 mi
  • Wildlife Viewing Blind: 3.3 mi
  • Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 5.2 mi
  • Kestrel Vintners: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 12
  • Snow Creek Wall: 1.1 mi
  • Central Park: 2.2 mi
  • Icicle Buttress: 3.1 mi
  • Stones Throw: 3.5 mi
  • Veteran's Club: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Shore Street River Access: 4.1 mi
  • Dog Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Deer Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Rafters Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 5.4 mi
Museums: 9
  • Greater Leavenworth Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Nutcracker Museum & Store: 5.8 mi
  • Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 11.7 mi
  • Rocky Reach Discovery Center: 19.0 mi
  • Rocky Reach Dam Discovery Center: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Wedge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StuartWSW 253°2,871 m9.6 mi
Dragontail PeakWSW 246°2,695 m6.4 mi
Pandora's BoxWSW 245°2,658 m6.7 mi
Colchuck PeakWSW 248°2,653 m7.0 mi
Cannon MountainWSW 258°2,637 m4.6 mi
Enchantment PeakWSW 247°2,597 m4.9 mi
Witches TowerWSW 244°2,597 m6.2 mi
Cashmere MountainWNW 294°2,595 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0620:1621:05
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4915:2216:15

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/348973894

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