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Coal Creek Bluff

Coal Creek Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Coal Creek Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,385 m. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Creek Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 2.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1385 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.63892, -121.56763

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 25
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • White Pass Day Use: 8.8 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 13.3 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
Parks: 3
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 5.5 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 19.4 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Big Cedar: 8.5 mi
  • The Trident: 19.5 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 20.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 6.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Coal Creek Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gilbert PeakSE 144°2,494 m12.8 mi
Goat CitadelSE 145°2,439 m12.4 mi
Big HornSE 146°2,438 m12.2 mi
Ives PeakSSE 149°2,414 m11.0 mi
Old Snowy MountainSSE 148°2,408 m10.3 mi
Tieton PeakSE 137°2,367.7 m12.0 mi
Johnson PeakSSE 156°2,282 m7.6 mi
Hawkeye PointSSE 156°2,265 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1420:1721:04
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4915:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544593

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