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Earthquake Point

Earthquake Point, seen from above at true elevation

Earthquake Point is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 411 m. Stormy Mountain stands 2,194 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ribbon Cliff, a cliff 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 2 VIC MONITOR TO JCT SR 97 VIC CHELAN runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
411 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.70846, -120.21702

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center: 1.0 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 1.6 mi
  • Theodore "Buzz" Butts Park: 2.3 mi
  • Entiat Park: 2.8 mi
  • Entiat State Wildlife Area: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 30
Springs: 28
Attractions: 19
  • Earthquake Point: 0.5 mi
  • Tunnel Zip Lines: 6.3 mi
  • Lake Shores: 12.2 mi
  • Jet Skis Galore: 12.2 mi
  • Chelan Parasail: 12.2 mi
Museums: 12
  • Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center: 1.0 mi
  • Entiat Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 7.8 mi
  • Douglas County Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Rocky Reach Discovery Center: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 10
Gardens: 8
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Earthquake Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stormy MountainNNW 335°2,194 m14.5 mi
East PointNNW 333°2,083 m19.4 mi
Signal PeakNW 311°2,081 m19.1 mi
Crescent HillNNW 334°2,057 m20.5 mi
Angle PeakNNW 330°2,053 m18.5 mi
Cougar MountainNW 307°2,037 m21.1 mi
Tyee MountainNW 312°2,028 m16.0 mi
Junior PointNNW 337°2,005 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0320:1521:03
September equinox06:4818:2019:00
December solstice07:4815:1916:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303644515965737264523931
Precip in2.01.31.40.80.90.80.30.30.41.21.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Entiat Fish Hatchery, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544823

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