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China Bluff

China Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

China Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 406 m. Keller Butte stands 1,465 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Keller Ferry Rest Area, a rest area 1.2 miles away. KELLER SOUTH TO KELLER NORTH passes 0.9 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.93765, -118.71029

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
  • Meeker Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Mica Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 6.2 mi
  • Mount Tolman: 8.2 mi
  • Keller Butte: 9.4 mi
Parks: 10
  • Mead Park: 12.5 mi
  • Wilbur Park: 12.5 mi
  • Douglas Park: 12.8 mi
  • Cole Park: 12.9 mi
  • Grand Coulee City Park: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
  • Colville Tribal Museum & Gift Shop: 12.4 mi
  • Coulee Pioneer Museum: 15.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Fiddle Box Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Jackson Spring: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Franklin D Roosevelt: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 3rd Powerhouse: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Govan School House: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Northrup Point Day-use Area: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wilson Creek Falls: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of China Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller ButteNNW 335°1,465 m9.4 mi
Gold MountainNNE 34°1,429 m20.2 mi
Bear Hide PeakNE 44°1,251.204 m23.8 mi
Johnny George MountainE 98°1,249 m12.5 mi
Mica MountainNNW 327°1,190 m4.9 mi
Whitestone MountainENE 63°1,167 m10.4 mi
Lilienthal MountainE 95°1,085 m22.2 mi
Mount TolmanN 1°1,080 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2719:08
June solstice04:5620:1020:58
September equinox06:4218:1418:54
December solstice07:4215:1116:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263038445359686758453426
Precip in1.60.91.30.91.20.90.60.30.41.01.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilbur, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356541696

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