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White Chuck Mountain

White Chuck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Chuck Mountain rises to 2,130 m in Washington. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area, a park 3.2 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 21 miles off.

The story

White Chuck Mountain, or native name Hi Khaed, is a 6,989 ft (2,130 m) summit near the western edge of the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. It is located southeast of Darrington, Washington, east of the Mountain Loop Highway, and northwest of Glacier Peak, which is one of the Cascade stratovolcanoes. It is situated at the confluence of the White Chuck River and the Sauk River on land administered by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The mountain is named for the White Chuck River, which "chuck" in Chinook Jargon means "water". The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Pugh, 4.9 miles (7.9 km) to the south-southeast.

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Wikidata Q49089213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2130.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.20859, -121.41676

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 23
Parks: 16
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Backman County Park: 7.7 mi
  • Depot Park: 8.9 mi
  • Old School Park: 9.1 mi
  • Harold Engles Park: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 10.7 mi
  • Fortson Mill: 15.1 mi
  • Lodge: 15.5 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 15.5 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of White Chuck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sloan PeakSSE 163°2,388 m12.1 mi
Mount MischNE 47°2,266 m13.6 mi
Mount BuckindyNE 44°2,231 m13.8 mi
Mount PughSSE 157°2,195 m4.9 mi
Mount ChavalNNE 20°2,175.662 m12.3 mi
Black MountainSE 132°2,130 m13.1 mi
Painted MountainSE 141°2,106 m11.9 mi
Whitehorse MountainW 271°2,092 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:19
June solstice05:0620:2121:11
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5415:2116:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353842485660666660494035
Precip in12.88.69.35.63.72.91.31.73.48.513.212.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348999569

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