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Copalis Head

Copalis Head, seen from above at true elevation

Copalis Head is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 32 m. Cougar Mountain stands 504 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Roosevelt Beach Conservation Area, a park 1.9 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOQUIAM TO TAHOLAH runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
32 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.14839, -124.18768

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roosevelt Beach Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Meadowview Park: 3.0 mi
  • Cedar Run Park: 3.0 mi
  • Trailside Park: 3.1 mi
  • Halfround Park: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 9
Peaks: 8
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Sunset Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Pocket Beach: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Weatherwax Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
  • Copalis National Wildlife Refuge: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Events on Emerson: 18.2 mi
  • Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Joe G. Batinovich Picnic Ground: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cougar MountainENE 62°504 m23.3 mi
Lone MountainNNE 25°353 m24.0 mi
Burnt HillNE 51°347 m19.4 mi
Thimble MountainNNE 21°242 m23.3 mi
Macafee HillNE 39°199 m12.8 mi
Saddle HillSSE 150°88 m7.0 mi
Garfield Gas MoundNNW 339°81 m15.3 mi
Langley HillSE 124°75 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4919:30
June solstice05:2220:2921:17
September equinox07:0418:3619:16
December solstice08:0115:3816:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404143465256606057494339
Precip in18.711.313.28.64.53.61.62.54.611.218.317.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Humptulips Salmon Hatchery, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1495215682

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