North Head
North Head is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 54 m. Clark's Mountain stands 382 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Observation Station, a historic site 0.1 miles away. JCT ASTORIA-MEGLAR BRIDGE TO FOWLER STREET IN RAYMOND passes 1.8 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 54 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the JCT ASTORIA-MEGLAR BRIDGE TO FOWLER STREET IN RAYMOND
- 10.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE
- 10.8 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 13.3 mi off the JCT 101 VIC LONG BEACH TO COAL CREEK RD VIC LONGVIEW CITY LIMITS
158 named places within 25 miles
- Ilwaco Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Lewis & Clark Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Veterans' Field: 3.7 mi
- Culbertson Park: 3.8 mi
- Charlie Davis Park: 6.4 mi
- Observation Station: 0.1 mi
- Battery 247: 1.2 mi
- Battery Guenther: 1.7 mi
- Battery Harvey Allen: 1.9 mi
- Battery O'Flyng: 2.1 mi
- Grey Whale Skeleton: 3.4 mi
- World's Biggest Frying Pan: 3.6 mi
- World's Longest Beach Sign: 3.8 mi
- Old growth spruce: 4.5 mi
- 155mm GPF Gun: 8.3 mi
- Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum: 1.8 mi
- Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center: 1.9 mi
- World Kite Museum: 3.4 mi
- Cranberry Museum: 5.1 mi
- War Games Building: 8.3 mi
- McKenzie Head: 1.2 mi
- McKenzie Head: 1.2 mi
- Dilly Hill: 3.3 mi
- Megler Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 12.3 mi
- California Condor: 2.0 mi
- Ocas: 3.6 mi
- Clark's Tree: 5.0 mi
- Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch: 10.8 mi
- Comcomly Canoe: 14.8 mi
- Teal Slough Natural Resources Conservation Area: 12.0 mi
- Knappton Water Access: 12.8 mi
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: 15.1 mi
- Twilight Eagle Sanctuary: 20.3 mi
- Gearhart Ocean State Park: 20.4 mi
- Pacific City: 1.5 mi
- Knappton: 12.6 mi
- Frankfort: 15.4 mi
- Waikiki Beach: 1.5 mi
- Columbia Beach: 9.8 mi
- Seaside Beach: 22.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Pigeon Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 8.4 mi
- Garden of Surging Waves: 14.0 mi
- Dismal Nitch Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Cullaby Lake County Park: 16.9 mi
- Youngs River Falls: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark's Mountain | SSE 167° | 382 m | 23.9 mi |
| Altoona Hill | E 94° | 369 m | 21.4 mi |
| Megler Mountain | ESE 105° | 323 m | 9.4 mi |
| Beare Hill | E 95° | 318 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 90° | 308 m | 12.3 mi |
| Longfellow Hill | ENE 69° | 294 m | 15.7 mi |
| Deep River Hill | ENE 73° | 225 m | 19.4 mi |
| Coxcomb Hill | ESE 123° | 172 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:49 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:26 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:42 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 45 | 42 |
| Precip in | 12.0 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Beach EXP STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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