Cliff · Washington

Granite Point

Granite Point, seen from above at true elevation

Granite Point is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 230 m. Paradise Point stands 1,325 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Point Recreation Area, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. ALMOTA VIC SNAKE RIVER TO JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN passes 8.3 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What the record says

Elevation: 230 m

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Coordinates46.60433, -117.35907

8.3 mi off the ALMOTA VIC SNAKE RIVER TO JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN
8.6 mi off the JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE
10.3 mi off the JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA
11.1 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Granite Point Recreation Area: 0.0 mi
Wawawai Landing: 2.1 mi
Wawawai County Park: 2.3 mi
Offield Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
Blyton Landing Recreation Area: 5.2 mi

Peaks21

Castle Rock: 1.1 mi
Bald Butte: 13.0 mi
Wild Horse Hill: 13.1 mi
Smoot Hill: 15.9 mi
Paradise Ridge: 18.8 mi

Nature reserves18

Knoxway Canyon Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
Kelly Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
Illia Landing Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
Lambi Creek Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
Nisqually John Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 10.2 mi

Museums10

Visitor Center: 5.1 mi
Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 12.2 mi
Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 12.9 mi
Palouse Discovery Science Center: 13.7 mi
Garfield County Museum: 14.6 mi

Gardens7

Rose Garden: 11.9 mi
HIE Garden area: 11.9 mi
Moscow Community Garden: 18.6 mi
Native Plant Garden Path: 20.8 mi
Native Plant Garden: 20.8 mi

Cliffs6

Granite Point: 0.0 mi
Devils Slide: 8.5 mi
Swallows Nest: 21.4 mi
Upper Westside: 23.5 mi
Westside: 23.7 mi

Ghost towns5

Interior: 3.2 mi
Bishop: 3.9 mi
Almota: 8.6 mi
Unfried: 13.3 mi
Wilcox: 15.5 mi

Rest areas4

Alpowa Summit Westbound Rest Area: 12.0 mi
Alpowa Summit Eastbound Rest Area: 12.1 mi
Dusty Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Dodge Junction Rest Area: 22.7 mi

Artworks2

The Caring Call: 12.8 mi
Cougar Bronze Statue: 13.0 mi

Springs2

Kaufman Springs: 16.0 mi
Iron Springs: 22.6 mi

Attractions1

Codger Pole: 18.9 mi

Historic sites1

C. C. Van Arsdol: 19.1 mi

Picnic sites1

Hells Gate Day Use Area: 22.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Paradise Point	NE 54°	1,325 m	24.7 mi
Calloway Hill	SSW 211°	1,130 m	19.1 mi
Goat Mountain	SW 218°	1,103 m	22.7 mi
Kamiak Butte	NNE 27°	1,101 m	20.0 mi
Tatman Mountain	SW 215°	1,086 m	19.7 mi
Tomer Butte	ENE 71°	1,059 m	21.9 mi
Bald Butte	E 81°	1,047 m	13.0 mi
Potter Hill	S 179°	1,040 m	19.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:53	18:22	19:02
June solstice	04:57	20:00	20:47
September equinox	06:37	18:09	18:49
December solstice	07:32	15:14	16:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	32	35	40	46	54	60	67	68	60	49	38	31
Precip in	2.7	1.9	2.1	2.0	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.5	0.6	1.8	2.6	2.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pullman 2 NW, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356540176

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