Whiskey Dick Mountain
Whiskey Dick Mountain rises to 1,182 m in Washington. Mission Peak stands 2,081 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorse Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 20 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
Whiskey Dick Mountain is located 15 miles (24 km) east of Ellensburg, in Washington state. Within the 28,549-acre (115.53 km2) Whiskey Dick Unit of the L.T. Murray Wildlife Area, it is the highest point on Windy Ridge. The site of the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility is on its southwest flank. The farm, with 149 wind turbines, is owned by Puget Sound Energy. Public access to the power company's land, whether owned or leased, is available by permit for recreational purposes only. The area offers opportunities for hiking and hunting.
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Wikidata Q7993865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,182 m
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 25.9 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 30.0 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
151 named places within 25 miles
- Palouse To Cascades State Park: 7.9 mi
- Palmiero Park: 8.9 mi
- Community Park: 9.2 mi
- Wilson Park: 9.2 mi
- Olmstead Place State Park: 11.8 mi
- Chinamans Hat: 1.0 mi
- Hult Butte: 7.3 mi
- Ryegrass Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Craigs Hill: 14.3 mi
- Cape Horn: 14.5 mi
- Dorse Spring: 0.4 mi
- Pine Spring: 0.8 mi
- Government Spring: 1.2 mi
- Seabrock Spring: 1.7 mi
- Skookumchuck Heights Spring: 2.0 mi
- Corn Wall: 11.8 mi
- Middle East Wall: 11.9 mi
- Sunshine Wall: 12.1 mi
- Lower Wall: 12.1 mi
- Jigsaw: 12.1 mi
- Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies: 13.4 mi
- Wellington Wildcat Statue: 14.5 mi
- Mammoth: 14.6 mi
- Secondhand Geology: 14.6 mi
- Cascade Cradle: 14.6 mi
- Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center: 1.7 mi
- Trailside Museum: 10.7 mi
- Ginkgo Petrified Forest Museum: 12.5 mi
- Museum of Culture and Environment: 14.7 mi
- Kittitas County Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Farm: 14.1 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 14.6 mi
- Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden: 14.7 mi
- Marshall W. Mayberry Arboretum: 14.7 mi
- Craig's Castle: 14.5 mi
- Angus McPherson Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Beck Monument: 17.8 mi
- B-24 Bomber Wing: 19.8 mi
- Stone hut: 23.7 mi
- Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Westbound: 23.4 mi
- Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Eastbound: 24.8 mi
- Farm Equipment Displays: 11.6 mi
- Old agricultural devices: 11.7 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 14.3 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 21.1 mi
- Frenchman Coulee Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Ancient Lake Falls: 16.3 mi
- Upper Ancient Lake Falls: 16.5 mi
- Umtanum Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
- Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 16.5 mi
- Umtanum Recreation Site: 16.6 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whiskey Dick Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Peak | NNW 331° | 2,081 m | 20.5 mi |
| Wenatchee Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,053 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lion Rock | NW 314° | 1,938 m | 22.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | NW 315° | 1,916 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Lillian | NNW 327° | 1,873 m | 24.3 mi |
| Tronsen Head | NW 323° | 1,823 m | 24.8 mi |
| Beehive Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,383 m | 22.4 mi |
| Laurel Hill | N 359° | 1,149 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:13 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:23 | 16:15 |
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 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellensburg Bowers FLD, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348771884
Day trips start here
- East Wenatchee · 28 mi
- Wenatchee · 28 mi
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