Big Cedar Tree
Big Cedar Tree is an attraction in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,033 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Table, a picnic site 1.6 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 0.3 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 23.2 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOQUIAM TO TAHOLAH
Overlooks nearby
- Beach 6 Overlook · 1 mi
- Beach 4 Overlook · 2 mi
- Ruby Beach Overlook · 3 mi
- Point Grenville · 26 mi
55 named places within 25 miles
- Hoh Head: 7.5 mi
- Mount Octopus: 11.2 mi
- Lagitos Hill: 13.6 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Reade Hill: 15.5 mi
- Vannausdle Water Access: 14.4 mi
- Thomas Water Access: 14.8 mi
- Rearing Pond Water Access: 18.1 mi
- Quillayute River County Park: 18.8 mi
- Tilicum Park: 19.4 mi
- Sv. Nikolai Voyage of Exploration memorial: 14.9 mi
- Forks Loggers Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Janet Calderwood Memorial Garden: 18.1 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 18.7 mi
- Quilete Totem Pole: 19.2 mi
- Tree of Life: 4.3 mi
- Twilight Treaty Line: 17.7 mi
- Bella's Trucks: 18.1 mi
- Twilight Tours in Forks: 19.0 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall: 22.0 mi
- Forks Timber Museum: 18.1 mi
- forever twilight in Forks: 19.0 mi
- Shay Locomotive: 19.3 mi
- John's Beachcombing Museum: 19.9 mi
- Quinault Cultural Museum: 23.6 mi
- Beach 3: 2.4 mi
- Kalaloch Beach 1: 6.8 mi
- Richwine Gravel Bar: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Table: 1.6 mi
- Natural Arch: 18.7 mi
- Pratt Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Mora: 20.0 mi
- Sasquatch: 21.6 mi
- Copalis National Wildlife Refuge: 22.3 mi
- Garden By the River: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Cedar Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NE 50° | 1,033 m | 24.0 mi |
| Owl Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,024 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hunger Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,022 m | 24.9 mi |
| Peak Six | NE 55° | 969 m | 19.4 mi |
| Geodetic Hill | NE 45° | 921 m | 17.7 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NE 45° | 920 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Octopus | ENE 63° | 745 m | 11.2 mi |
| Reade Hill | NNE 17° | 500 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:32 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 15:36 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 17.6 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 16.6 | 15.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Olympic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1976511163
Day trips start here
- Forks · 19 mi
- Olympic National Park · 28 mi
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