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Fourth Infantry Bluff

Fourth Infantry Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Fourth Infantry Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 22 m. Black Hill stands 153 m to the south-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 9.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
22 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.14815, -122.62041

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ross Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Lister Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Burke Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Kay Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Bell Hill: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Cormorant Park: 0.9 mi
  • Saltar's Point Park: 1.5 mi
  • Farrell's Marsh Park: 1.5 mi
  • Perkins Park: 1.7 mi
  • Byrd Mill Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens: 59
  • Jim Senko Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Steilacoom Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Williams Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Hydrangea Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Scented Garden: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Museums: 53
  • Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Steilacoom Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Washington National Guard Museum: 3.5 mi
  • DuPont Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Children’s Museum at JBLM: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 18
  • South Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 7.9 mi
  • North Beach: 8.4 mi
  • South Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Fox Island Sand Spit: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Point: 4.0 mi
  • Environmental Study Area: 6.5 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 8
  • Garrison Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 8.7 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Nisqually Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Victor Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Fourth Infantry Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillSSW 196°153 m5.4 mi
Goodman HillSSW 192°145 m5.6 mi
Kelly HillS 171°140 m6.2 mi
Newman HillS 191°138 m6.0 mi
Bare HillSSW 194°136 m5.1 mi
Sanders HillS 188°135 m6.1 mi
Swift HillS 170°130 m6.3 mi
Evans HillS 191°129 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1620:2321:11
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5515:3216:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346495660656561524541
Precip in6.14.14.63.42.11.40.70.91.54.37.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356540106

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