Blue Slide
Blue Slide is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,526 m. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Darland Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 5.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1526 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 5.5 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 19.0 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Tieton Dam · 7 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 9 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Darland Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Coyote Rocks: 4.8 mi
- Dome Peak: 5.2 mi
- Kamiakin Butte: 5.5 mi
- Bear Creek Mountain: 6.5 mi
- South Fork Falls: 3.6 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Great Falls: 9.1 mi
- Laval Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
- Wildcat Post Piles: 8.0 mi
- Lava Point: 8.6 mi
- The Cave: 15.6 mi
- Windy Point: 16.8 mi
- Esel Point: 16.8 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 8.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 15.9 mi
- Log Spring: 16.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 18.4 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 22.0 mi
- Tim Ponds Water Access: 23.1 mi
- Fort Simcoe State Park: 23.6 mi
- Tieton Town Square: 24.0 mi
- Koempel Park: 24.0 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 5.5 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 9.6 mi
- Wild Rose Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 21.6 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
- Big Cedar: 21.0 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Blue Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | WSW 240° | 2,494 m | 10.4 mi |
| Goat Citadel | WSW 242° | 2,439 m | 10.8 mi |
| Big Horn | WSW 243° | 2,438 m | 10.9 mi |
| Ives Peak | WSW 249° | 2,414 m | 11.7 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,408 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tieton Peak | WSW 247° | 2,367.7 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Aix | N 354° | 2,367 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bismarck Peak | N 349° | 2,311.9 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:15 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356544360
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