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Whittier Peak

Whittier Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Whittier Peak rises to 2,207 m in Washington. Clark Mountain stands 2,606 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Longfellow Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Whittier Peak is a 7,281-foot (2,219-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state. The mountain is situated in Chelan County, in the Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount David, 2.26 mi (3.64 km) to the northeast, and Indian Head Peak is 5.2 mi (8.4 km) to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from Whittier Peak drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River. The peak was named for poet John Greenleaf Whittier by Albert Hale Sylvester, pioneer surveyor, explorer, topographer, and forest supervisor in the Cascades who named thousands of natural features. Other peaks in the immediate vicinity named by Sylvester after poets include Irving Peak, Poe Mountain, Longfellow Mountain, and Bryant Peak.

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Wikidata Q49089721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2207 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.94706, -121.03149

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 27
Historic sites: 8
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 9.5 mi
  • Dirtyface Lookout: 12.5 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 16.7 mi
  • Lodge: 16.9 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 17.4 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
  • Holden Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 22.4 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 22.4 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Monte Cristo: 17.0 mi
  • Caboose: 17.4 mi
  • Leavenworth Ziplines: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Parks: 3
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 21.9 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 22.5 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Whittier Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainNNE 22°2,606 m7.7 mi
Luahna PeakNNE 15°2,560 m8.1 mi
Chalangin PeakNNE 13°2,548 m8.3 mi
Buck Mountain (Far South Peak)NNE 29°2,535 m10.7 mi
Tenpeak MountainN 359°2,505 m9.0 mi
Kololo Peak-EastNNW 341°2,498.5 m8.6 mi
Kololo Peak-WestNNW 340°2,485 m8.6 mi
Neyah PointN 2°2,464 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0620:1921:08
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5215:2116:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546959

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